diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c
index 438c7fa999f845b7bb8515eac7b3c35862ce528d..9557414954fab0163956c85be6a65c3ec6f59609 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c
@@ -2351,7 +2351,7 @@ static int sony_nc_lid_resume_setup(struct platform_device *pd)
 	return 0;
 
 liderror:
-	for (; i > 0; i--)
+	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
 		device_remove_file(&pd->dev, &lid_ctl->attrs[i]);
 
 	kfree(lid_ctl);