diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index a42df2c1bd04..bbc459f97b7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -2954,7 +2954,7 @@ s32 phy_get_internal_delay(struct phy_device *phydev, struct device *dev,
 	if (delay < 0)
 		return delay;
 
-	if (delay && size == 0)
+	if (size == 0)
 		return delay;
 
 	if (delay < delay_values[0] || delay > delay_values[size - 1]) {