diff --git a/sound/soc/bcm/bcm63xx-pcm-whistler.c b/sound/soc/bcm/bcm63xx-pcm-whistler.c
index e46c390683e7..b7a1efc7406e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/bcm/bcm63xx-pcm-whistler.c
+++ b/sound/soc/bcm/bcm63xx-pcm-whistler.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ bcm63xx_pcm_pointer(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t x;
 	struct bcm63xx_runtime_data *prtd = substream->runtime->private_data;
 
-	if ((void *)prtd->dma_addr_next == NULL)
+	if (!prtd->dma_addr_next)
 		prtd->dma_addr_next = substream->runtime->dma_addr;
 
 	x = bytes_to_frames(substream->runtime,