diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
index 83eb05bf85ff..8450d7c008d0 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/via-pmu.c
@@ -2184,8 +2184,6 @@ pmu_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 
 	if (count < 1 || !pp)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!access_ok(buf, count))
-		return -EFAULT;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pp->lock, flags);
 	add_wait_queue(&pp->wait, &wait);