--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.19.2/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c	2007-01-10 19:10:37.000000000 +0000
+++ davinci-8020-5505/linux-2.6.19.2/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c	2007-01-19 14:42:56.000000000 +0000
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@
 		/* default SYT offset is 3 cycles */
 		init->syt_offset = 3;
 
-	if ( (init->channel > 63) || (init->channel < 0) )
+	if (init->channel > 63)
 		init->channel = 63;
 
 	chan_mask = (u64)1 << init->channel;