diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
index 96d3b2b2aa31882869448b83ae8a0f66cb46d90a..bb642c0775d1d857877cf957a4313c889c5fdd40 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
@@ -488,11 +488,6 @@ static int vb2_queue_or_prepare_buf(struct vb2_queue *q, struct media_device *md
 		    !q->ops->buf_out_validate))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (b->request_fd < 0) {
-		dprintk(q, 1, "%s: request_fd < 0\n", opname);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	req = media_request_get_by_fd(mdev, b->request_fd);
 	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
 		dprintk(q, 1, "%s: invalid request_fd\n", opname);