diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c
index 38ec8d19ac29983ebb7f76e64b3193d011044a1d..c410180479e694880f6a3c73561fd9ce4b670658 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c
@@ -2342,7 +2342,7 @@ void free_orinocodev(struct orinoco_private *priv)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(sd, sdtemp, &priv->scan_list, list) {
 		list_del(&sd->list);
 
-		if ((sd->len > 0) && sd->buf)
+		if (sd->len > 0)
 			kfree(sd->buf);
 		kfree(sd);
 	}