diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
index 8b6965a563e9..b72fd89ff390 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int led_pwm_add(struct device *dev, struct led_pwm_priv *priv,
 	pwm_get_args(led_data->pwm, &pargs);
 
 	led_data->period = pargs.period;
-	if (!led_data->period && (led->pwm_period_ns > 0))
+	if (!led_data->period)
 		led_data->period = led->pwm_period_ns;
 
 	ret = devm_led_classdev_register(dev, &led_data->cdev);