diff --git a/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcepLabelObjectVer1.java b/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcepLabelObjectVer1.java
index 27acb0a..abeb1bb 100644
--- a/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcepLabelObjectVer1.java
+++ b/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcepLabelObjectVer1.java
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
         while (listIterator.hasNext()) {
             PcepValueType tlv = listIterator.next();
 
-            if (null == tlv) {
+            if (tlv == null) {
                 log.debug("tlv is null from OptionalTlv list");
                 continue;
             }