diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
index 2f3312c31e51..8a7306cc1947 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
@@ -913,12 +913,7 @@ static int validate_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 				ubi_err(ubi, "bad data_size");
 				goto bad;
 			}
-		} else if (lnum == used_ebs - 1) {
-			if (data_size == 0) {
-				ubi_err(ubi, "bad data_size at last LEB");
-				goto bad;
-			}
-		} else {
+		} else if (lnum > used_ebs - 1) {
 			ubi_err(ubi, "too high lnum");
 			goto bad;
 		}