diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
index 884e8bcec499ff13718b7bb09f4148467cb6d22d..64a4c2d85f7cbd22671544a7ec3a65aac6fb37e9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
@@ -2494,7 +2494,7 @@ static ssize_t spufs_switch_log_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 	struct spu_context *ctx = SPUFS_I(inode)->i_ctx;
 	int error = 0, cnt = 0;
 
-	if (!buf || len < 0)
+	if (!buf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	error = spu_acquire(ctx);