diff --git a/probe/main.go b/probe/main.go
index db5e99ae5..0b3a8c63a 100644
--- a/probe/main.go
+++ b/probe/main.go
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if *captureEnabled {
-		if *captureOn > *captureOff {
-			log.Fatalf("-capture.on (%s) must be <= -capture.off (%s)", *captureOn, *captureOff)
-		}
 		for _, iface := range strings.Split(*captureInterfaces, ",") {
 			source, err := sniff.NewSource(iface)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/probe/sniff/sniffer.go b/probe/sniff/sniffer.go
index 2489ed38f..e0a13feef 100644
--- a/probe/sniff/sniffer.go
+++ b/probe/sniff/sniffer.go
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ func (s *Sniffer) loop(src gopacket.ZeroCopyPacketDataSource, on, off time.Durat
 		done    = make(chan struct{})     // when src is finished, we're done too
 	)
 
+	// As a special case, if our off duty cycle is zero, i.e. 100% sample
+	// rate, we simply disable the turn-off signal channel.
+	if off == 0 {
+		turnOff = nil
+	}
+
 	go func() {
 		s.read(src, packets, &process, &total, &count)
 		close(done)