diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/efuse.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/efuse.c
index 37ab582a8afb201e02408d4b2e66bb20e6f7623e..ea4fc53764de3cc5b1842f5cb1d15b38e32c7eea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/efuse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/efuse.c
@@ -117,10 +117,8 @@ u8 efuse_read_1byte(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u16 address)
 						 rtlpriv->cfg->
 						 maps[EFUSE_CTRL] + 3);
 			k++;
-			if (k == 1000) {
-				k = 0;
+			if (k == 1000)
 				break;
-			}
 		}
 		data = rtl_read_byte(rtlpriv, rtlpriv->cfg->maps[EFUSE_CTRL]);
 		return data;