diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/tps65217_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/tps65217_bl.c
index fd524ad860a57bd4ac11166eeef278ef306358a4..61ea82d2abf4ebb5e3bc2cec1e32315dced4d160 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/tps65217_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/tps65217_bl.c
@@ -239,8 +239,7 @@ tps65217_bl_parse_dt(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	if (!of_property_read_u32(node, "default-brightness", &val)) {
-		if (val < 0 ||
-			val > 100) {
+		if (val > 100) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 				"invalid 'default-brightness' value in the device tree\n");
 			err = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);