diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
index 1bb6143cdf0f..b7097505eef5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_core.c
@@ -2045,9 +2045,6 @@ static void rtl8192_qos_activate(struct work_struct *work)
 	u32 u4bAcParam;
 	int i;
 
-	if (priv == NULL)
-		return;
-
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 	if (priv->ieee80211->state != IEEE80211_LINKED)
 		goto success;