diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c
index 68b750275dff..d3007c1c45e3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ap.c
@@ -1855,8 +1855,7 @@ static void update_bcn_wps_ie(struct adapter *padapter)
 		pnetwork->IELength = wps_offset + (wps_ielen+2) + remainder_ielen;
 	}
 
-	if (pbackup_remainder_ie)
-		kfree(pbackup_remainder_ie);
+	kfree(pbackup_remainder_ie);
 
 	/*  deal with the case without set_tx_beacon_cmd() in update_beacon() */
 #if defined(CONFIG_INTERRUPT_BASED_TXBCN)