diff --git a/sys/dev/evdev/uinput.c b/sys/dev/evdev/uinput.c
index 98676bf1ce59..ffe94e73aca4 100644
--- a/sys/dev/evdev/uinput.c
+++ b/sys/dev/evdev/uinput.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ uinput_ioctl_sub(struct uinput_cdev_state *state, u_long cmd, caddr_t data)
 			return (EINVAL);
 
 		uabs = (struct uinput_abs_setup *)data;
-		if (uabs->code > ABS_MAX || uabs->code < 0)
+		if (uabs->code > ABS_MAX)
 			return (EINVAL);
 
 		evdev_support_abs(state->ucs_evdev, uabs->code,