diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c b/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
index 67903eeb2ca4..00e58a42e637 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
@@ -319,10 +319,6 @@ __be32 decode_devicenotify_args(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	n = ntohl(*p++);
 	if (n <= 0)
 		goto out;
-	if (n > ULONG_MAX / sizeof(*args->devs)) {
-		status = htonl(NFS4ERR_BADXDR);
-		goto out;
-	}
 
 	args->devs = kmalloc_array(n, sizeof(*args->devs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!args->devs) {