diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index b6bd0ff3532349968fcd4fff30c9ed1c3a100e5d..56500b25d77c18342b071087eb1121bfe70c389b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ static ssize_t down_threshold_store(struct gov_attr_set *attr_set,
 	ret = sscanf(buf, "%u", &input);
 
 	/* cannot be lower than 1 otherwise freq will not fall */
-	if (ret != 1 || input < 1 || input > 100 ||
-			input >= dbs_data->up_threshold)
+	if (ret != 1 || input < 1 || input >= dbs_data->up_threshold)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	cs_tuners->down_threshold = input;