diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/hal_com.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/hal_com.c
index a7751c9aecad..c9bb3e1ff0e8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/hal_com.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/hal/hal_com.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void HalSetBrateCfg23a(struct rtw_adapter *padapter, u8 *mBratesOS)
 	rate_index = 0;
 	/*  Set RTS initial rate */
 	while (brate_cfg > 0x1) {
-		brate_cfg = (brate_cfg >> 1);
+		brate_cfg >>= 1;
 		rate_index++;
 	}
 		/*  Ziv - Check */