diff --git a/drivers/staging/irda/drivers/ali-ircc.c b/drivers/staging/irda/drivers/ali-ircc.c
index 35f198d83701..756ae53dc1ec 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/irda/drivers/ali-ircc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/irda/drivers/ali-ircc.c
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ static int  ali_ircc_dma_receive_complete(struct ali_ircc_cb *self)
 			self->stamp = ktime_get();
 
 			skb = dev_alloc_skb(len+1);
-			if (skb == NULL)  
+			if (!skb)
 			{
 				self->netdev->stats.rx_dropped++;