diff --git a/tests/gnrc_udp/udp.c b/tests/gnrc_udp/udp.c
index f0355e2c5c..b3f544d02a 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_udp/udp.c
+++ b/tests/gnrc_udp/udp.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void send(char *addr_str, char *port_str, char *data_len_str, unsigned in
         if (netif != NULL) {
             gnrc_pktsnip_t *netif_hdr = gnrc_netif_hdr_build(NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
 
-            if(netif == NULL) {
+            if (netif_hdr == NULL) {
                 puts("Error: unable to allocate NETIF header");
                 gnrc_pktbuf_release(ip);
                 return;