diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/lproc_osc.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/lproc_osc.c
index 053d5088f02f..cdc7f889564e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/lproc_osc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/osc/lproc_osc.c
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ static ssize_t active_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 	unsigned long val;
 
 	rc = kstrtoul(buffer, 10, &val);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-	if (val < 0 || val > 1)
+	if (rc < 0)
 		return -ERANGE;
 
 	/* opposite senses */