diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
index 356816e7bc90..f0e3e9e747dd 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
@@ -1165,8 +1165,6 @@ static int ncp_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 static int ncp_mknod(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		     umode_t mode, dev_t rdev)
 {
-	if (!new_valid_dev(rdev))
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (ncp_is_nfs_extras(NCP_SERVER(dir), NCP_FINFO(dir)->volNumber)) {
 		ncp_dbg(1, "mode = 0%ho\n", mode);
 		return ncp_create_new(dir, dentry, mode, rdev, 0);