diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
index 60c97f764a49..38c17030eff0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
@@ -695,14 +695,14 @@ static int r8711_wx_get_freq(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct wlan_bssid_ex *pcur_bss = &pmlmepriv->cur_network.network;
 
-	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED)) {
-		wrqu->freq.m = ieee80211_wlan_frequencies[
-			       pcur_bss->Configuration.DSConfig - 1] * 100000;
-		wrqu->freq.e = 1;
-		wrqu->freq.i = pcur_bss->Configuration.DSConfig;
-	} else {
+	if (!check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED))
 		return -ENOLINK;
-	}
+
+	wrqu->freq.m = ieee80211_wlan_frequencies[
+		       pcur_bss->Configuration.DSConfig - 1] * 100000;
+	wrqu->freq.e = 1;
+	wrqu->freq.i = pcur_bss->Configuration.DSConfig;
+
 	return 0;
 }