diff --git a/core/pld/src/pld_common.c b/core/pld/src/pld_common.c
index d01d65d69b79..1b67020ff81d 100644
--- a/core/pld/src/pld_common.c
+++ b/core/pld/src/pld_common.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ int pld_add_dev(struct pld_context *pld_context,
 	struct dev_node *dev_node;
 
 	dev_node = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev_node), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (dev_node == NULL)
+	if (!dev_node)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	dev_node->dev = dev;
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static struct dev_node *pld_get_dev_node(struct device *dev)
 
 	pld_context = pld_get_global_context();
 
-	if (dev == NULL || pld_context == NULL) {
+	if (!dev || !pld_context) {
 		pr_err("Invalid info: dev %pK, context %pK\n",
 		       dev, pld_context);
 		return NULL;
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ int pld_register_driver(struct pld_driver_ops *ops)
 
 	pld_context = pld_get_global_context();
 
-	if (pld_context == NULL) {
+	if (!pld_context) {
 		pr_err("global context is NULL\n");
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
@@ -324,12 +324,12 @@ void pld_unregister_driver(void)
 
 	pld_context = pld_get_global_context();
 
-	if (pld_context == NULL) {
+	if (!pld_context) {
 		pr_err("global context is NULL\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (pld_context->ops == NULL) {
+	if (!pld_context->ops) {
 		pr_err("driver not registered\n");
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/core/pld/src/pld_pcie.c b/core/pld/src/pld_pcie.c
index 021b212a111e..0292cc76385b 100644
--- a/core/pld/src/pld_pcie.c
+++ b/core/pld/src/pld_pcie.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ int pld_pcie_get_fw_files_for_target(struct device *dev,
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct cnss_fw_files cnss_fw_files;
 
-	if (pfw_files == NULL)
+	if (!pfw_files)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	memset(pfw_files, 0, sizeof(*pfw_files));
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ int pld_pcie_get_platform_cap(struct device *dev, struct pld_platform_cap *cap)
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct cnss_platform_cap cnss_cap;
 
-	if (cap == NULL)
+	if (!cap)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ret = cnss_get_platform_cap(dev, &cnss_cap);
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ int pld_pcie_get_soc_info(struct device *dev, struct pld_soc_info *info)
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct cnss_soc_info cnss_info = {0};
 
-	if (info == NULL)
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ret = cnss_get_soc_info(dev, &cnss_info);
diff --git a/core/pld/src/pld_sdio.c b/core/pld/src/pld_sdio.c
index 0299b887212b..3a2706d0ee02 100644
--- a/core/pld/src/pld_sdio.c
+++ b/core/pld/src/pld_sdio.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ int pld_sdio_get_fw_files_for_target(struct pld_fw_files *pfw_files,
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct cnss_fw_files cnss_fw_files;
 
-	if (pfw_files == NULL)
+	if (!pfw_files)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	memset(pfw_files, 0, sizeof(*pfw_files));
diff --git a/core/pld/src/pld_sdio.h b/core/pld/src/pld_sdio.h
index 769663ecb864..183def9435fa 100644
--- a/core/pld/src/pld_sdio.h
+++ b/core/pld/src/pld_sdio.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2018 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2019 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
  * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static inline void *pld_hif_sdio_get_virt_ramdump_mem(struct device *dev,
 
 	length = TOTAL_DUMP_SIZE;
 
-	if (size != NULL)
+	if (size)
 		*size = (unsigned long)length;
 
 	if (in_interrupt() || irqs_disabled() || in_atomic())
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static inline void *pld_hif_sdio_get_virt_ramdump_mem(struct device *dev,
  */
 static inline void pld_hif_sdio_release_ramdump_mem(unsigned long *address)
 {
-	if (address != NULL)
+	if (address)
 		kfree(address);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/core/pld/src/pld_snoc.c b/core/pld/src/pld_snoc.c
index 3eefd0d9ba2d..775d235cfee0 100644
--- a/core/pld/src/pld_snoc.c
+++ b/core/pld/src/pld_snoc.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int pld_snoc_uevent(struct device *dev,
 		data.uevent = PLD_FW_CRASHED;
 		break;
 	case ICNSS_UEVENT_FW_DOWN:
-		if (uevent->data == NULL)
+		if (!uevent->data)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		uevent_data = (struct icnss_uevent_fw_down_data *)uevent->data;
 		data.uevent = PLD_FW_DOWN;
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ int pld_snoc_get_soc_info(struct device *dev, struct pld_soc_info *info)
 	int errno;
 	struct icnss_soc_info icnss_info = {0};
 
-	if (info == NULL || !dev)
+	if (!info || !dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	errno = icnss_get_soc_info(dev, &icnss_info);