diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 9d8d5d08b4f1..730d64f2f46a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -776,14 +776,8 @@ static int connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	if (sme->crypto.n_akm_suites) {
-		switch (sme->crypto.akm_suites[0]) {
-		case WLAN_AKM_SUITE_8021X:
+		if (sme->crypto.akm_suites[0] == WLAN_AKM_SUITE_8021X)
 			auth_type = IEEE8021;
-			break;
-
-		default:
-			break;
-		}
 	}
 
 	curr_channel = nw_info->ch;