diff --git a/drivers/hwinfo/hwinfo_sam4l.c b/drivers/hwinfo/hwinfo_sam4l.c
index 25719be054d..d542209a20c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwinfo/hwinfo_sam4l.c
+++ b/drivers/hwinfo/hwinfo_sam4l.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ssize_t z_impl_hwinfo_get_device_id(uint8_t *buffer, size_t length)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (length > DT_INST_REG_SIZE(0) || length < 0) {
+	if (length > DT_INST_REG_SIZE(0)) {
 		length = DT_INST_REG_SIZE(0);
 	}