diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
index d44b2c1e63a6a5649aa57e561fafd6ef78192cf4..da8e7903d8174a59ff1caf84202fa943e5372c7e 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -274,11 +274,6 @@ static int putreg(struct task_struct *child,
 				return -EIO;
 			value &= 0xffff;
 			break;
-		case offsetof(struct user_regs_struct, rip):
-			/* Check if the new RIP address is canonical */
-			if (value >= TASK_SIZE_OF(child))
-				return -EIO;
-			break;
 	}
 	put_stack_long(child, regno - sizeof(struct pt_regs), value);
 	return 0;