diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index b9f2bd4c1289..c9ca46843058 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -5013,7 +5013,7 @@ void hdd_update_hlp_info(struct net_device *dev,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!roam_fils_params->hlp_data_len || !roam_fils_params->hlp_data) {
+	if (!roam_fils_params->hlp_data_len) {
 		hdd_err("FILS HLP Data NULL, len %d",
 			roam_fils_params->hlp_data_len);
 		return;