diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_msgqueue.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_msgqueue.c
index d97dd705da5a..f974f859b1a8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_msgqueue.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_msgqueue.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ WILC_ErrNo WILC_MsgQueueSend(WILC_MsgQueueHandle *pHandle,
 		WILC_ERRORREPORT(s32RetStatus, WILC_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
 	}
 
-	if (pHandle->bExiting == true) {
+	if (pHandle->bExiting) {
 		WILC_ERRORREPORT(s32RetStatus, WILC_FAIL);
 	}
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ WILC_ErrNo WILC_MsgQueueRecv(WILC_MsgQueueHandle *pHandle,
 		WILC_ERRORREPORT(s32RetStatus, WILC_INVALID_ARGUMENT);
 	}
 
-	if (pHandle->bExiting == true) {
+	if (pHandle->bExiting) {
 		WILC_ERRORREPORT(s32RetStatus, WILC_FAIL);
 	}