diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/ptrace.c
index 3544bc157406..05ac8cc975d5 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request,
 			} else {
 				rval = -EIO;
 			}
-		} else if (addr >= 0 && addr < PT_SIZE && (addr & 0x3) == 0) {
+		} else if (addr < PT_SIZE && (addr & 0x3) == 0) {
 			microblaze_reg_t *reg_addr = reg_save_addr(addr, child);
 			if (request == PTRACE_PEEKUSR)
 				val = *reg_addr;