diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 6c8c55dec2bc..3ac28987f22a 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -839,9 +839,6 @@ static ssize_t do_sendfile(int out_fd, int in_fd, loff_t *ppos,
 		max = min(in_inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes, out_inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes);
 
 	pos = *ppos;
-	retval = -EINVAL;
-	if (unlikely(pos < 0))
-		goto fput_out;
 	if (unlikely(pos + count > max)) {
 		retval = -EOVERFLOW;
 		if (pos >= max)