diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c
index b2400e2417a5588f4f53ddd3d4b0c4e0e0c9b312..f15e7bd690b5b55b3520ef475b459e6e1e39bdfb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c
@@ -667,14 +667,14 @@ ath_regd_init_wiphy(struct ath_regulatory *reg,
 
 /*
  * Some users have reported their EEPROM programmed with
- * 0x8000 or 0x0 set, this is not a supported regulatory
- * domain but since we have more than one user with it we
- * need a solution for them. We default to 0x64, which is
- * the default Atheros world regulatory domain.
+ * 0x8000 set, this is not a supported regulatory domain
+ * but since we have more than one user with it we need
+ * a solution for them. We default to 0x64, which is the
+ * default Atheros world regulatory domain.
  */
 static void ath_regd_sanitize(struct ath_regulatory *reg)
 {
-	if (reg->current_rd != COUNTRY_ERD_FLAG && reg->current_rd != 0)
+	if (reg->current_rd != COUNTRY_ERD_FLAG)
 		return;
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "ath: EEPROM regdomain sanitized\n");
 	reg->current_rd = 0x64;