diff --git a/lib/idmapping.c b/lib/idmapping.c
index c861beb6..2af2c202 100644
--- a/lib/idmapping.c
+++ b/lib/idmapping.c
@@ -34,20 +34,11 @@ struct map_range *get_map_ranges(int ranges, int argc, char **argv)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (ranges != ((argc + 2) / 3)) {
+	if (ranges * 3 != argc) {
 		fprintf(log_get_logfd(), "%s: ranges: %u is wrong for argc: %d\n", log_get_progname(), ranges, argc);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if ((ranges * 3) > argc) {
-		fprintf(log_get_logfd(), "ranges: %u argc: %d\n",
-			ranges, argc);
-		fprintf(log_get_logfd(),
-			_( "%s: Not enough arguments to form %u mappings\n"),
-			log_get_progname(), ranges);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	mappings = CALLOC(ranges, struct map_range);
 	if (!mappings) {
 		fprintf(log_get_logfd(), _( "%s: Memory allocation failure\n"),