diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
index 0c78491ff5a1..89bd4dd6e8a5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static void XGIfb_search_crt2type(const char *name)
 {
 	int i = 0;
 
-	if (name == NULL)
+	if (!name)
 		return;
 
 	while (XGI_crt2type[i].type_no != -1) {
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static void XGIfb_search_tvstd(const char *name)
 {
 	int i = 0;
 
-	if (name == NULL)
+	if (!name)
 		return;
 
 	while (XGI_tvtype[i].type_no != -1) {