diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
index b28241c6e737bbe824dc8b0ed558b8db23063269..37ca2f90ad63360486b8e2e7cd441e13931bed12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1480,8 +1480,8 @@ mwifiex_update_curr_bss_params(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	beacon_ie = kzalloc(ie_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bss_desc) {
-		dev_err(priv->adapter->dev, " failed to alloc bss_desc\n");
+	if (!beacon_ie) {
+		dev_err(priv->adapter->dev, " failed to alloc beacon_ie\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	memcpy(beacon_ie, ie_buf, ie_len);