diff --git a/net/can/raw.c b/net/can/raw.c
index 962fc9f1d0c..6e77db58b9e 100644
--- a/net/can/raw.c
+++ b/net/can/raw.c
@@ -424,8 +424,6 @@ static int raw_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 
 	if (level != SOL_CAN_RAW)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (optlen < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	switch (optname) {
 
diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c
index e13f5256fd2..6a2f75fb3f4 100644
--- a/net/compat.c
+++ b/net/compat.c
@@ -390,9 +390,6 @@ asmlinkage long compat_sys_setsockopt(int fd, int level, int optname,
 	int err;
 	struct socket *sock;
 
-	if (optlen < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if ((sock = sockfd_lookup(fd, &err))!=NULL)
 	{
 		err = security_socket_setsockopt(sock,level,optname);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
index a72f43ce33b..cafad9baff0 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static int do_ip_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 	case IP_OPTIONS:
 	{
 		struct ip_options *opt = NULL;
-		if (optlen > 40 || optlen < 0)
+		if (optlen > 40)
 			goto e_inval;
 		err = ip_options_get_from_user(sock_net(sk), &opt,
 					       optval, optlen);