diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
index 53e869488..66a0e2152 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/dbus/dbus_new_handlers.c
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ dbus_bool_t set_network_properties(struct wpa_supplicant *wpa_s,
 		} else if (entry.type == DBUS_TYPE_STRING) {
 			if (should_quote_opt(entry.key)) {
 				size = os_strlen(entry.str_value);
-				if (size == 0)
-					goto error;
 
 				size += 3;
 				value = os_zalloc(size);