diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index 371f15042dad..ff2fa3950c62 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -711,8 +711,6 @@ static int dsa_switch_parse_member_of(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 		return sz;
 
 	ds->index = m[1];
-	if (ds->index >= DSA_MAX_SWITCHES)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ds->dst = dsa_tree_touch(m[0]);
 	if (!ds->dst)