diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/regd.c b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/regd.c
index 3afd206ce4b18..5213ca7711758 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/regd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/regd.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ int rtl_regd_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct wiphy *wiphy = hw->wiphy;
 	struct country_code_to_enum_rd *country = NULL;
 
-	if (!wiphy || !&rtlpriv->regd)
+	if (!wiphy)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* init country_code from efuse channel plan */