diff --git a/src/hb-blob.cc b/src/hb-blob.cc
index a6870dc06..fb48f03ca 100644
--- a/src/hb-blob.cc
+++ b/src/hb-blob.cc
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ hb_blob_create (const char        *data,
 
   if (!length ||
       length >= 1u << 31 ||
-      data + length < data /* overflows */ ||
       !(blob = hb_object_create<hb_blob_t> ())) {
     if (destroy)
       destroy (user_data);