diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/time/strptime.c b/src/system/libroot/posix/time/strptime.c
index a5a7904910..9e5a96e6f8 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/time/strptime.c
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/time/strptime.c
@@ -447,8 +447,6 @@ label:
 				i -= 1900;
 			if (c == 'y' && i < 69)
 				i += 100;
-			if (i < 0)
-				return 0;
 
 			tm->tm_year = i;