diff --git a/lib/evt.c b/lib/evt.c
index 9604745b..d0a1cd70 100644
--- a/lib/evt.c
+++ b/lib/evt.c
@@ -1392,8 +1392,7 @@ saEvtEventAttributesSet(
 	struct event_data_instance *edi;
 	int i;
 
-	if (priority < SA_EVT_HIGHEST_PRIORITY ||
-			priority > SA_EVT_LOWEST_PRIORITY) {
+	if (priority > SA_EVT_LOWEST_PRIORITY) {
 		return SA_AIS_ERR_INVALID_PARAM;
 	}