Let f ( z ) be an arbitrary entire function and M ( f , r ) = max | z | = r | f ( z ) | . For a polynomial P ( z ) , having no zeros in | z | < k , k ≥ 1 , Bidkham and Dewan (1992) proved max | z | = r | P ′ ( z ) | ≤ ( n ( r + k ) n − 1 / ( 1 + k ) n ) max | z | = 1 | P ( z ) | for 1 ≤ r ≤ k . In this paper, we generalize as well as improve upon the above inequality.