diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c b/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c
index 434a9564917beceadeffd0f34d041683b717af1c..cb364153c43ce204b8736fe1758e7bac8fda2a69 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ int crst_table_upgrade(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long end)
 
 	/* upgrade should only happen from 3 to 4, 3 to 5, or 4 to 5 levels */
 	VM_BUG_ON(mm->context.asce_limit < _REGION2_SIZE);
-	if (end >= TASK_SIZE_MAX)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 	rc = 0;
 	notify = 0;
 	while (mm->context.asce_limit < end) {