diff --git a/net/ipv4/esp4.c b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
index 60173d4..421a80b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/esp4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/esp4.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
 	int err;
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (x->ealg == NULL)
+	if (!x->ealg)
 		goto error;
 
 	err = -ENAMETOOLONG;