diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_tx.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_tx.c
index 2d541601e2242..8df6e43fe742f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/hif_tx.c
@@ -422,10 +422,8 @@ int hif_start(struct wfx_vif *wvif, const struct ieee80211_bss_conf *conf,
 	body->beacon_interval = cpu_to_le32(conf->beacon_int);
 	body->basic_rate_set =
 		cpu_to_le32(wfx_rate_mask_to_hw(wvif->wdev, conf->basic_rates));
-	if (!conf->hidden_ssid) {
-		body->ssid_length = conf->ssid_len;
-		memcpy(body->ssid, conf->ssid, conf->ssid_len);
-	}
+	body->ssid_length = conf->ssid_len;
+	memcpy(body->ssid, conf->ssid, conf->ssid_len);
 	wfx_fill_header(hif, wvif->id, HIF_REQ_ID_START, sizeof(*body));
 	ret = wfx_cmd_send(wvif->wdev, hif, NULL, 0, false);
 	kfree(hif);