diff --git a/lib/internal/crypto/pbkdf2.js b/lib/internal/crypto/pbkdf2.js
index 1c2288b65f1a25..20f6f682254036 100644
--- a/lib/internal/crypto/pbkdf2.js
+++ b/lib/internal/crypto/pbkdf2.js
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ function check(password, salt, iterations, keylen, digest) {
 
   password = getArrayBufferView(password, 'password');
   salt = getArrayBufferView(salt, 'salt');
-  validateUint32(iterations, 'iterations', 0);
-  validateUint32(keylen, 'keylen', 0);
+  validateUint32(iterations, 'iterations');
+  validateUint32(keylen, 'keylen');
 
   return { password, salt, iterations, keylen, digest };
 }