diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/rtw_proc.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/rtw_proc.c
index 9a885e626d1ca..37ee8d90709a8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/rtw_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/rtw_proc.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #ifdef PROC_DEBUG
 
-static struct proc_dir_entry *rtw_proc = NULL;
+static struct proc_dir_entry *rtw_proc;
 
 #define RTW_PROC_NAME "rtl8723bs"