diff --git a/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_api.cpp b/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_api.cpp
index 920965793..2bf156dea 100644
--- a/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_api.cpp
+++ b/components/nvs_flash/src/nvs_api.cpp
@@ -400,11 +400,9 @@ static esp_err_t nvs_get_str_or_blob(nvs_handle handle, nvs::ItemType type, cons
     } else if (*length < dataSize) {
         *length = dataSize;
         return ESP_ERR_NVS_INVALID_LENGTH;
-    } else if (*length > dataSize) {
-	*length = dataSize;
     }
-    
 
+	*length = dataSize;
     return entry.mStoragePtr->readItem(entry.mNsIndex, type, key, out_value, dataSize);
 }