diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
index eb009d3ab48f..6a1f6c802415 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
@@ -569,9 +569,6 @@ ssize_t drm_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buffer,
 	struct drm_device *dev = file_priv->minor->dev;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	if (!access_ok(buffer, count))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&file_priv->event_read_lock);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;