diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
index c230bd5c655890b23557924933215c257649febb..cbb2ef43945fa010366bb95b9fe89912fec1f9dc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls.c
@@ -2013,10 +2013,6 @@ static struct v4l2_ctrl *v4l2_ctrl_new(struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *hdl,
 		handler_set_err(hdl, err);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (type == V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_BITMASK && ((def & ~max) || min || step)) {
-		handler_set_err(hdl, -ERANGE);
-		return NULL;
-	}
 	if (is_array &&
 	    (type == V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_BUTTON ||
 	     type == V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_CTRL_CLASS)) {