diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c
index 8160087ee92f..1c4ea0b1b845 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c
@@ -786,8 +786,6 @@ static int tc_setup_taprio(struct stmmac_priv *priv,
 		goto disable;
 	if (qopt->num_entries >= dep)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!qopt->base_time)
-		return -ERANGE;
 	if (!qopt->cycle_time)
 		return -ERANGE;