diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c
index bd19a910dc902263ead50e2a83f2e152884e97ee..e1c90adb2982110a911ac27bacd9af9f2fa1746f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c
@@ -1300,8 +1300,7 @@ int mvpp2_ethtool_cls_rule_ins(struct mvpp2_port *port,
 	struct mvpp2_ethtool_fs *efs, *old_efs;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (info->fs.location >= MVPP2_N_RFS_ENTRIES_PER_FLOW ||
-	    info->fs.location < 0)
+	if (info->fs.location >= MVPP2_N_RFS_ENTRIES_PER_FLOW)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	efs = kzalloc(sizeof(*efs), GFP_KERNEL);