diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/layout.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/layout.c
index 8177e1a31ca9..5810bbab6585 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/layout.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/layout.c
@@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@ static u32 __req_capsule_offset(const struct req_capsule *pill,
 		 field->rmf_name, offset, loc);
 	offset--;
 
-	LASSERT(0 <= offset && offset < REQ_MAX_FIELD_NR);
+	LASSERT(offset < REQ_MAX_FIELD_NR);
 	return offset;
 }