diff --git a/libdm/libdm-report.c b/libdm/libdm-report.c
index 790f84f1a..24573352a 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-report.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-report.c
@@ -2692,14 +2692,14 @@ static const char *_tok_value_string_list(const struct dm_report_field_type *ft,
 	dm_free(arr);
 out:
 	*end = s;
-        if (*sel_str_list)
+        if (sel_str_list)
 		*sel_str_list = ssl;
 	return s;
 bad:
 	*end = s;
 	if (ssl)
 		dm_pool_free(mem, ssl);
-        if (*sel_str_list)
+        if (sel_str_list)
 		*sel_str_list = NULL;
 	return s;
 }