diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index e3d5a721d25c..95b952871e67 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ static int rtw_check_join_candidate(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv
 	}
 
 	/* check ssid, if needed */
-	if (pmlmepriv->assoc_ssid.Ssid && pmlmepriv->assoc_ssid.SsidLength) {
+	if (pmlmepriv->assoc_ssid.SsidLength) {
 		if (competitor->network.Ssid.SsidLength != pmlmepriv->assoc_ssid.SsidLength ||
 		    memcmp(competitor->network.Ssid.Ssid, pmlmepriv->assoc_ssid.Ssid, pmlmepriv->assoc_ssid.SsidLength))
 			goto exit;