diff --git a/compctld.c b/compctld.c
index 582417244be56d2a1f6ffda66e65c20c2d4daac1..27c551191ef949b984499795fb95a8e0507fcca8 100644
--- a/compctld.c
+++ b/compctld.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ sockerror:
 			pid_t pid = atoi(line + strlen("stop "));
 
 			/* Sanity check. */
-			if (pid < 10 || pid > 32768) {
+			if (pid < 10) {
 				syslog(LOG_WARNING, "stop: invalid pid (%d)", pid);
 				mprintf(fd, "0 invalid pid");
 				close(fd);