diff --git a/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c b/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c
index 6f4ab26fe7..b59561f7e4 100644
--- a/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c
+++ b/core/sap/src/sap_fsm.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
@@ -4480,7 +4480,7 @@ void sap_add_mac_to_acl(struct qdf_mac_addr *macList,
 	QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_SAP, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_HIGH,
 		  "add acl entered");
 
-	if (NULL == macList || *size == 0 || *size > MAX_ACL_MAC_ADDRESS) {
+	if (NULL == macList || *size > MAX_ACL_MAC_ADDRESS) {
 		QDF_TRACE(QDF_MODULE_ID_SAP, QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_HIGH,
 			FL("either buffer is NULL or size = %d is incorrect."),
 			*size);