diff --git a/drivers/char/dsp56k.c b/drivers/char/dsp56k.c
index 8bf70e8c3f79..50aa9ba91f25 100644
--- a/drivers/char/dsp56k.c
+++ b/drivers/char/dsp56k.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static long dsp56k_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			if(get_user(bin, &binary->bin) < 0)
 				return -EFAULT;
 		
-			if (len == 0) {
+			if (len <= 0) {
 				return -EINVAL;      /* nothing to upload?!? */
 			}
 			if (len > DSP56K_MAX_BINARY_LENGTH) {