diff --git a/sys/net/routing/nhdp/nhdp_address.c b/sys/net/routing/nhdp/nhdp_address.c
index ef8bd6e49a..de9f70f512 100644
--- a/sys/net/routing/nhdp/nhdp_address.c
+++ b/sys/net/routing/nhdp/nhdp_address.c
@@ -89,15 +89,13 @@ void nhdp_decrement_addr_usage(nhdp_addr_t *addr)
     /* Decrement usage count and delete address if no longer used */
     if (addr) {
         addr->usg_count--;
-
-        if (addr->usg_count <= 0) {
+        if (addr->usg_count == 0) {
             /* Free address space if address is no longer used */
             LL_DELETE(nhdp_addr_db_head, addr);
             free(addr->addr);
             free(addr);
         }
     }
-
     mutex_unlock(&mtx_addr_access);
 }