diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/ucc.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/ucc.c
index cac0fb7693a0..21dbcd787cd5 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/ucc.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/ucc.c
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ int ucc_set_tdm_rxtx_clk(u32 tdm_num, enum qe_clock clock,
 
 	qe_mux_reg = &qe_immr->qmx;
 
-	if (tdm_num > 7 || tdm_num < 0)
+	if (tdm_num > 7)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* The communications direction must be RX or TX */