diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
index 14599e256791..711c9656ec0f 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ static long hiddev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		break;
 
 	case HIDIOCAPPLICATION:
-		if (arg < 0 || arg >= hid->maxapplication)
+		if (arg >= hid->maxapplication)
 			break;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < hid->maxcollection; i++)