diff --git a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
index 835feb052..306c53ca3 100644
--- a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ static int hostapd_ctrl_iface_log_level(struct hostapd_data *hapd, char *cmd,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (cmd && os_strlen(cmd)) {
+	if (os_strlen(cmd)) {
 		int level = str_to_debug_level(cmd);
 		if (level < 0)
 			return -1;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
index 4d4d51ad3..62375e13a 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -2168,7 +2168,7 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_log_level(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (cmd && os_strlen(cmd)) {
+	if (os_strlen(cmd)) {
 		int level = str_to_debug_level(cmd);
 		if (level < 0)
 			return -1;