diff --git a/ospf6d/ospf6_intra.c b/ospf6d/ospf6_intra.c
index 46b7fbd33a37..4765c29e1e47 100644
--- a/ospf6d/ospf6_intra.c
+++ b/ospf6d/ospf6_intra.c
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ static char *ospf6_intra_prefix_lsa_get_prefix_str(struct ospf6_lsa *lsa,
 	char tbuf[16];
 
 	/* ensure buflen >= INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + '/128\0' */
-	if (!lsa || !prefix || !buf || buflen < (5 + INET6_ADDRSTRLEN))
+	if (!prefix || !buf || buflen < (5 + INET6_ADDRSTRLEN))
 		return NULL;
 
 	memcpy(&in6, OSPF6_PREFIX_BODY(prefix),