diff --git a/ext/standard/password.c b/ext/standard/password.c
index ca852038a67..9c5280a4cb7 100644
--- a/ext/standard/password.c
+++ b/ext/standard/password.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(password_get_info)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (hash_len < 0 || (size_t) hash_len < 0) {
+	if (hash_len < 0) {
 		php_error_docref(NULL TSRMLS_CC, E_WARNING, "Supplied password hash too long to safely identify");
 		RETURN_FALSE;
 	}