diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
index 3d6e818a7cc2..e30a5be5f318 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
@@ -1965,13 +1965,12 @@ static int r871x_get_ap_info(struct net_device *dev,
 			break;
 	}
 	pdata->flags = 0;
-	if (pdata->length >= 32) {
-		if (copy_from_user(data, pdata->pointer, 32))
-			return -EINVAL;
-		data[32] = 0;
-	} else {
+	if (pdata->length < 32)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	if (copy_from_user(data, pdata->pointer, 32))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	data[32] = 0;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&(pmlmepriv->scanned_queue.lock), irqL);
 	phead = &queue->queue;
 	plist = phead->next;