diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 0f04d8bff607bfc7c46aa07544fb44cc02054f95..dfdd14cac775e9bfcee0085ee32ffcd0ab28b67b 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2454,9 +2454,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sk_mem_reclaim);
 
 int sk_set_peek_off(struct sock *sk, int val)
 {
-	if (val < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	sk->sk_peek_off = val;
 	return 0;
 }