diff --git a/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_dp_utils.c b/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_dp_utils.c
index 7a18c4e773d..18c46df1b7d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_dp_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_dp_utils.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ VOS_STATUS hdd_list_remove_front( hdd_list_t *pList, hdd_list_node_t **ppNode )
 {
    struct list_head * listptr;
 
-   if ( list_empty( &pList->anchor ) )
+   if (!pList->count)
    {
       return VOS_STATUS_E_EMPTY;
    }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ VOS_STATUS hdd_list_remove_back( hdd_list_t *pList, hdd_list_node_t **ppNode )
 {
    struct list_head * listptr;
 
-   if ( list_empty( &pList->anchor ) )
+   if (!pList->count)
    {
       return VOS_STATUS_E_EMPTY;
    }