diff --git a/fs/hmdfs/hmdfs_client.c b/fs/hmdfs/hmdfs_client.c
index 31c1a6d38e8fa4c228f695808e135fce4fa5b123..02f33b93dd04c550406a4a1c99c13c517613b7a3 100644
--- a/fs/hmdfs/hmdfs_client.c
+++ b/fs/hmdfs/hmdfs_client.c
@@ -900,10 +900,11 @@ int hmdfs_send_setxattr(struct hmdfs_peer *con, const char *send_buf,
 	req->flags = cpu_to_le32(flags);
 	strncpy(req->buf, send_buf, path_len);
 	strncpy(req->buf + path_len + 1, name, name_len);
-	if (!value) {
-		memcpy(req->buf + path_len + name_len + 2, value, size);
+	if (!value)
 		req->del = true;
-	}
+	else
+		memcpy(req->buf + path_len + name_len + 2, value, size);
+
 	ret = hmdfs_sendmessage_request(con, &sm);
 	kfree(req);
 	return ret;