diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/phy.c
index e214b9062cc1..a29321e2fa72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/phy.c
@@ -3848,7 +3848,7 @@ static void _rtl8821ae_iqk_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum radio_path path)
 			else
 				rtl_write_dword(rtlpriv, 0xc8c, 0x00163e96);
 
-			if (vdf_enable == 1) {
+			if (vdf_enable) {
 				rtl_dbg(rtlpriv, COMP_IQK, DBG_LOUD, "VDF_enable\n");
 				for (k = 0; k <= 2; k++) {
 					switch (k) {