diff --git a/lib/libc/posix1e/acl_entry.c b/lib/libc/posix1e/acl_entry.c
index 56396f97f09..86ec2905665 100644
--- a/lib/libc/posix1e/acl_entry.c
+++ b/lib/libc/posix1e/acl_entry.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ acl_create_entry_np(acl_t *acl_p, acl_entry_t *entry_p, int offset)
 
 	acl_int = &(*acl_p)->ats_acl;
 
-	if ((acl_int->acl_cnt + 1 >= ACL_MAX_ENTRIES) || (acl_int->acl_cnt < 0)) {
+	if (acl_int->acl_cnt + 1 >= ACL_MAX_ENTRIES) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
 		return (-1);
 	}