diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c b/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
index 53aefffbaead..c44e4ab4e938 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c
@@ -3751,12 +3751,6 @@ static int pmcraid_check_ioctl_buffer(
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* buffer length can't be negetive */
-	if (hdr->buffer_length < 0) {
-		pmcraid_err("ioctl: invalid buffer length specified\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	/* check for appropriate buffer access */
 	if ((_IOC_DIR(cmd) & _IOC_READ) == _IOC_READ)
 		access = VERIFY_WRITE;