diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/lprocfs_status.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/lprocfs_status.c
index f78a241453290d69b33bfb7c450956c228d584b5..5aada17c64507baacad3f697bb8b092dedf3fc72 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/lprocfs_status.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/lprocfs_status.c
@@ -1908,7 +1908,7 @@ int lprocfs_write_frac_u64_helper(const char *buffer, unsigned long count,
 		units <<= 10;
 	}
 	/* Specified units override the multiplier */
-	if (units)
+	if (units > 1)
 		mult = mult < 0 ? -units : units;
 
 	frac *= mult;