diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/apbuart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/apbuart.c
index 3e46341cfff8..afb04d727203 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/apbuart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/apbuart.c
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ static void apbuart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
 
 	/* Ask the core to calculate the divisor for us. */
 	baud = uart_get_baud_rate(port, termios, old, 0, port->uartclk / 16);
-	if (baud == 0)
-		panic("invalid baudrate %i\n", port->uartclk / 16);
 
 	/* uart_get_divisor calc a *16 uart freq, apbuart is *8 */
 	quot = (uart_get_divisor(port, baud)) * 2;