diff --git a/src/barebox-state/backend_bucket_direct.c b/src/barebox-state/backend_bucket_direct.c
index 9996ac2..b72e8ad 100644
--- a/src/barebox-state/backend_bucket_direct.c
+++ b/src/barebox-state/backend_bucket_direct.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 	int ret;
 	struct state_backend_storage_bucket_direct_meta meta;
 
-	if (direct->max_size && len > direct->max_size - sizeof(meta))
+	if (len > direct->max_size - sizeof(meta))
 		return -E2BIG;
 
 	ret = lseek(direct->fd, direct->offset, SEEK_SET);