diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index 20a5b3689463c6df5d26b98fcfcb2f43fca5b851..f93d015753ce8a08ebab6982d17746ad060cd701 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -220,8 +220,7 @@ static void kgdb_correct_hw_break(void)
 			dr7 |= ((breakinfo[breakno].len << 2) |
 				 breakinfo[breakno].type) <<
 			       ((breakno << 2) + 16);
-			if (breakno >= 0 && breakno <= 3)
-				set_debugreg(breakinfo[breakno].addr, breakno);
+			set_debugreg(breakinfo[breakno].addr, breakno);
 
 		} else {
 			if ((dr7 & breakbit) && !breakinfo[breakno].enabled) {