diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
index 8303776647fc..4abb1d17231b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
@@ -1208,11 +1208,6 @@ static int _setcolreg(struct fb_info *fbi, u_int regno, u_int red, u_int green,
 		if (r != 0)
 			break;
 
-		if (regno < 0) {
-			r = -EINVAL;
-			break;
-		}
-
 		if (regno < 16) {
 			u16 pal;
 			pal = ((red >> (16 - var->red.length)) <<