diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
index 2d753c93e07a28e1f49d2e1144a8bb1af00d406b..87b8f9d64d9bc91de2c5c15cf6cdc36b4987065b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ static int fc_str_to_dev_loss(const char *buf, unsigned long *val)
 	char *cp;
 
 	*val = simple_strtoul(buf, &cp, 0);
-	if ((*cp && (*cp != '\n')) || (*val < 0))
+	if (*cp && (*cp != '\n'))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	/*
 	 * Check for overflow; dev_loss_tmo is u32