Bug: Fix for broken make due to lint error

[tofarr]

This PR fixes a lint error in make build

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Description

What's the goal of this PR?

make build fails due to a lint error. This fix resolves that issue

What changes did you make?

A small lint fix (The null check was unneeded)

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[sudermanjr]

Thanks. Can you please sign the CLA?