diff --git a/drivers/misc/tsl2550.c b/drivers/misc/tsl2550.c
index 1dfde4d..5bc10fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/tsl2550.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/tsl2550.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 	unsigned long val = simple_strtoul(buf, NULL, 10);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (val < 0 || val > 1)
+	if (val > 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&data->update_lock);
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 	unsigned long val = simple_strtoul(buf, NULL, 10);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (val < 0 || val > 1)
+	if (val > 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (data->power_state == 0)