diff --git a/fs/inode/fs_inodefind.c b/fs/inode/fs_inodefind.c
index 3ca898fd769..7534a3441d7 100644
--- a/fs/inode/fs_inodefind.c
+++ b/fs/inode/fs_inodefind.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ FAR struct inode *inode_find(FAR const char *path, FAR const char **relpath)
 {
   FAR struct inode *node;
 
-  if (!path || !*path || path[0] != '/')
+  if (path == NULL || path[0] == '\0' || path[0] != '/')
     {
       return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/fs/inode/fs_inoderemove.c b/fs/inode/fs_inoderemove.c
index 52e77dfcf92..c3fbd937352 100644
--- a/fs/inode/fs_inoderemove.c
+++ b/fs/inode/fs_inoderemove.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ FAR struct inode *inode_unlink(FAR const char *path)
 
   /* Verify parameters.  Ignore null paths and relative paths */
 
-  if (!path || *path == '\0' || path[0] != '/')
+  if (path == NULL || path[0] != '/')
     {
       return NULL;
     }