diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
index b6eb2cf25914479667439fa51e181fca1e986fbd..df70f51279d85db8d21b1731c9d7b3b96ca8e668 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ static int do_dv1394_init(struct video_card *video, struct dv1394_init *init)
 		/* default SYT offset is 3 cycles */
 		init->syt_offset = 3;
 
-	if ( (init->channel > 63) || (init->channel < 0) )
+	if (init->channel > 63)
 		init->channel = 63;
 
 	chan_mask = (u64)1 << init->channel;
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
index 25db6e67fa4ea6d123f9a71df2e9c44616e84c3d..fa9e7d8b51fe9d3c5b1175aa17fa7a504b750dd2 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ static long video1394_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		if (unlikely(d == NULL))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		if (unlikely((v.buffer<0) || (v.buffer>=d->num_desc - 1))) {
+		if (unlikely(v.buffer >= d->num_desc - 1)) {
 			PRINT(KERN_ERR, ohci->host->id,
 			      "Buffer %d out of range",v.buffer);
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ static long video1394_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		if (unlikely(d == NULL))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		if (unlikely((v.buffer<0) || (v.buffer>d->num_desc - 1))) {
+		if (unlikely(v.buffer > d->num_desc - 1)) {
 			PRINT(KERN_ERR, ohci->host->id,
 			      "Buffer %d out of range",v.buffer);
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ static long video1394_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		d = find_ctx(&ctx->context_list, OHCI_ISO_TRANSMIT, v.channel);
 		if (d == NULL) return -EFAULT;
 
-		if ((v.buffer<0) || (v.buffer>=d->num_desc - 1)) {
+		if (v.buffer >= d->num_desc - 1) {
 			PRINT(KERN_ERR, ohci->host->id,
 			      "Buffer %d out of range",v.buffer);
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ static long video1394_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		d = find_ctx(&ctx->context_list, OHCI_ISO_TRANSMIT, v.channel);
 		if (d == NULL) return -EFAULT;
 
-		if ((v.buffer<0) || (v.buffer>=d->num_desc-1)) {
+		if (v.buffer >= d->num_desc - 1) {
 			PRINT(KERN_ERR, ohci->host->id,
 			      "Buffer %d out of range",v.buffer);
 			return -EINVAL;