diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c
index 3eb0f92..ac26c08 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_drv.c
@@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ static int etnaviv_ioctl_gem_cpu_prep(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (args->op & ~(ETNA_PREP_READ | ETNA_PREP_WRITE | ETNA_PREP_NOSYNC))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (args->timeout.tv_nsec > NSEC_PER_SEC)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	obj = drm_gem_object_lookup(file, args->handle);
 	if (!obj)
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -358,9 +355,6 @@ static int etnaviv_ioctl_wait_fence(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (args->flags & ~(ETNA_WAIT_NONBLOCK))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (args->timeout.tv_nsec > NSEC_PER_SEC)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (args->pipe >= ETNA_MAX_PIPES)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -412,9 +406,6 @@ static int etnaviv_ioctl_gem_wait(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (args->flags & ~(ETNA_WAIT_NONBLOCK))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (args->timeout.tv_nsec > NSEC_PER_SEC)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (args->pipe >= ETNA_MAX_PIPES)
 		return -EINVAL;