1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index a23de18fa9..c643d3ff3a 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1277,11 +1277,6 @@ static void smp_parse(QemuOpts *opts)
 
         max_cpus = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "maxcpus", cpus);
 
-        if (max_cpus > MAX_CPUMASK_BITS) {
-            error_report("unsupported number of maxcpus");
-            exit(1);
-        }
-
         if (max_cpus < cpus) {
             error_report("maxcpus must be equal to or greater than smp");
             exit(1);