diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 36303c310c2c..d1707f6f0dcc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ static void Handle_AddBeacon(struct host_if_drv *hif_drv,
 	*pu8CurrByte++ = ((pstrSetBeaconParam->tail_len >> 16) & 0xFF);
 	*pu8CurrByte++ = ((pstrSetBeaconParam->tail_len >> 24) & 0xFF);
 
-	if (pstrSetBeaconParam->tail > 0)
+	if (pstrSetBeaconParam->tail)
 		memcpy(pu8CurrByte, pstrSetBeaconParam->tail, pstrSetBeaconParam->tail_len);
 	pu8CurrByte += pstrSetBeaconParam->tail_len;