diff --git a/lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.c b/lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.c
index 55c9960ff2c..e942e041c15 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.c
+++ b/lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.c
@@ -676,8 +676,6 @@ strptime_l(const char * __restrict buf, const char * __restrict fmt,
 	if (ret && gmt) {
 		time_t t = timegm(tm);
 
-		if (t == -1)
-			return (NULL);
 		localtime_r(&t, tm);
 	}