diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
index 1430ba27b049..eeda17d6409b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
@@ -3365,23 +3365,21 @@ static int rtllib_wpa_set_encryption(struct rtllib_device *ieee,
 	} else
 		sec.flags &= ~SEC_ACTIVE_KEY;
 
-	if (param->u.crypt.alg != NULL) {
-		memcpy(sec.keys[param->u.crypt.idx],
-		       param->u.crypt.key,
-		       param->u.crypt.key_len);
-		sec.key_sizes[param->u.crypt.idx] = param->u.crypt.key_len;
-		sec.flags |= (1 << param->u.crypt.idx);
+	memcpy(sec.keys[param->u.crypt.idx],
+	       param->u.crypt.key,
+	       param->u.crypt.key_len);
+	sec.key_sizes[param->u.crypt.idx] = param->u.crypt.key_len;
+	sec.flags |= (1 << param->u.crypt.idx);
 
-		if (strcmp(param->u.crypt.alg, "R-WEP") == 0) {
-			sec.flags |= SEC_LEVEL;
-			sec.level = SEC_LEVEL_1;
-		} else if (strcmp(param->u.crypt.alg, "R-TKIP") == 0) {
-			sec.flags |= SEC_LEVEL;
-			sec.level = SEC_LEVEL_2;
-		} else if (strcmp(param->u.crypt.alg, "R-CCMP") == 0) {
-			sec.flags |= SEC_LEVEL;
-			sec.level = SEC_LEVEL_3;
-		}
+	if (strcmp(param->u.crypt.alg, "R-WEP") == 0) {
+		sec.flags |= SEC_LEVEL;
+		sec.level = SEC_LEVEL_1;
+	} else if (strcmp(param->u.crypt.alg, "R-TKIP") == 0) {
+		sec.flags |= SEC_LEVEL;
+		sec.level = SEC_LEVEL_2;
+	} else if (strcmp(param->u.crypt.alg, "R-CCMP") == 0) {
+		sec.flags |= SEC_LEVEL;
+		sec.level = SEC_LEVEL_3;
 	}
  done:
 	if (ieee->set_security)