diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.c b/fs/nfsd/export.c
index cf8a6bd..8e9689a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 	struct svc_expkey key;
 	struct svc_expkey *ek = NULL;
 
-	if (mlen < 1 || mesg[mlen-1] != '\n')
+	if (mesg[mlen - 1] != '\n')
 		return -EINVAL;
 	mesg[mlen-1] = 0;
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcauth_unix.c b/net/sunrpc/svcauth_unix.c
index 01153ea..6ab3573 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcauth_unix.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcauth_unix.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
 	time_t expiry;
 	struct unix_gid ug, *ugp;
 
-	if (mlen <= 0 || mesg[mlen-1] != '\n')
+	if (mesg[mlen - 1] != '\n')
 		return -EINVAL;
 	mesg[mlen-1] = 0;