Commitfe28c53ed7("net: stmmac: fix taprio configuration when base_time is in the past") allowed some base time values in the past, but apparently not all, the base-time value of 0 (Jan 1st 1970) is still explicitly denied by the driver. Remove the bogus check. Fixes:b60189e039("net: stmmac: Integrate EST with TAPRIO scheduler API") Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com> Reviewed-by: Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>