diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_qtaguid.c b/net/netfilter/xt_qtaguid.c
index 44db68bf2575..caba267c6289 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_qtaguid.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_qtaguid.c
@@ -969,9 +969,8 @@ static void iface_stat_create(struct net_device *net_dev,
 		for (ifa = in_dev->ifa_list; ifa; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
 			IF_DEBUG("qtaguid: iface_stat: create(%s): "
 				 "ifa=%p ifa_label=%s\n",
-				 ifname, ifa,
-				 ifa->ifa_label ? ifa->ifa_label : "(null)");
-			if (ifa->ifa_label && !strcmp(ifname, ifa->ifa_label))
+				 ifname, ifa, ifa->ifa_label);
+			if (!strcmp(ifname, ifa->ifa_label))
 				break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1209,10 +1208,6 @@ static void iface_stat_update_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 		pr_err_ratelimited("qtaguid[%d]: %s(): no par->in/out?!!\n",
 				   par->hooknum, __func__);
 		BUG();
-	} else if (unlikely(!el_dev->name)) {
-		pr_err_ratelimited("qtaguid[%d]: %s(): no dev->name?!!\n",
-				   par->hooknum, __func__);
-		BUG();
 	} else {
 		proto = ipx_proto(skb, par);
 		MT_DEBUG("qtaguid[%d]: dev name=%s type=%d fam=%d proto=%d\n",
@@ -1637,8 +1632,6 @@ static void account_for_uid(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (unlikely(!el_dev)) {
 		pr_info("qtaguid[%d]: no par->in/out?!!\n", par->hooknum);
-	} else if (unlikely(!el_dev->name)) {
-		pr_info("qtaguid[%d]: no dev->name?!!\n", par->hooknum);
 	} else {
 		int proto = ipx_proto(skb, par);
 		MT_DEBUG("qtaguid[%d]: dev name=%s type=%d fam=%d proto=%d\n",