diff --git a/plugins/out_opentelemetry/opentelemetry_utils.c b/plugins/out_opentelemetry/opentelemetry_utils.c
index 981278ef471..25f6baa49e6 100644
--- a/plugins/out_opentelemetry/opentelemetry_utils.c
+++ b/plugins/out_opentelemetry/opentelemetry_utils.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ Opentelemetry__Proto__Common__V1__AnyValue *msgpack_bin_to_otlp_any_value(struct
         result->bytes_value.len = o->via.bin.size;
         result->bytes_value.data = flb_malloc(o->via.bin.size);
 
-        if (result->bytes_value.data) {
+        if (result->bytes_value.data != NULL) {
             memcpy(result->bytes_value.data, o->via.bin.ptr, o->via.bin.size);
         }
         else {