1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/hw/pci/pcie_sriov.c b/hw/pci/pcie_sriov.c
index 15a4aac1f4..6c79658b4c 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pcie_sriov.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pcie_sriov.c
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ bool pcie_sriov_pf_init(PCIDevice *dev, uint16_t offset,
     uint8_t *cfg = dev->config + offset;
     uint8_t *wmask;
 
-    if (!pci_is_express(dev)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "PCI Express is required for SR-IOV PF");
-        return false;
-    }
-
     if (pci_is_vf(dev)) {
         error_setg(errp, "a device cannot be both an SR-IOV PF and a VF");
         return false;