diff --git a/scst/src/scst_lib.c b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
index ec22e0176..a3b7d207a 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_lib.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
@@ -12491,8 +12491,6 @@ int scst_tape_generic_parse(struct scst_cmd *cmd)
 				shift_left_overflows(cmd->data_len, block_shift) ||
 				shift_left_overflows(cmd->out_bufflen, block_shift);
 
-		EXTRACHECKS_BUG_ON(block_shift < 0);
-		
 		BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(cmd->bufflen) != 4);
 		BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(cmd->out_bufflen) != 4);
 		if (unlikely(overflow)) {