diff --git a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
index e47f873bc1ba..3ec76cb5f240 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ static struct bpf_map *stack_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 		return ERR_PTR(-E2BIG);
 
 	n_buckets = roundup_pow_of_two(attr->max_entries);
-	if (!n_buckets)
-		return ERR_PTR(-E2BIG);
 
 	cost = n_buckets * sizeof(struct stack_map_bucket *) + sizeof(*smap);
 	err = bpf_map_charge_init(&mem, cost + attr->max_entries *