diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adm1026.c b/drivers/hwmon/adm1026.c
index 6f257ce1ae07..be0fdd58aa29 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/adm1026.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/adm1026.c
@@ -920,9 +920,7 @@ static ssize_t set_fan_div(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	val = simple_strtol(buf, NULL, 10);
 	new_div = DIV_TO_REG(val);
-	if (new_div == 0) {
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+
 	mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
 	orig_div = data->fan_div[nr];
 	data->fan_div[nr] = DIV_FROM_REG(new_div);