diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index 82a1178fa973..2a6192e08b75 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_point *p)
 	struct ieee_param *param;
 	uint ret = 0;
 
-	if (p->length < sizeof(struct ieee_param) || !p->pointer) {
+	if (!p->pointer || p->length != sizeof(struct ieee_param)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}