diff --git a/sound/core/compress_offload.c b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
index c8f72e03478d7bf095938ce1de8da2a69fc59842..983275745a10bc17a3075f5d9432a66322c98722 100644
--- a/sound/core/compress_offload.c
+++ b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
@@ -503,9 +503,6 @@ static int snd_compress_check_input(struct snd_compr_params *params)
 	if (params->codec.ch_in == 0 || params->codec.ch_out == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!(params->codec.sample_rate & SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_192000))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	return 0;
 }