diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rtl8821ae/hal_btc.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rtl8821ae/hal_btc.c
index 25e751b0962a..f885ca77344b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rtl8821ae/hal_btc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8821ae/rtl8821ae/hal_btc.c
@@ -2045,8 +2045,7 @@ void rtl_8821ae_c2h_command_handle(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if(ptmp_buf)
-		kfree(ptmp_buf);
+	kfree(ptmp_buf);
 
 	rtl_write_byte(rtlpriv, 0x01AF, C2H_EVT_HOST_CLOSE);
 }