diff --git a/fs/jffs2/dir.c b/fs/jffs2/dir.c
index 81180022923f..d211b8e18566 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/dir.c
@@ -621,9 +621,6 @@ static int jffs2_mknod (struct inode *dir_i, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode
 	uint32_t alloclen;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!new_valid_dev(rdev))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	ri = jffs2_alloc_raw_inode();
 	if (!ri)
 		return -ENOMEM;