1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 312eb9e400..15f37d8dc6 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -744,14 +744,6 @@ void pc_machine_done(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
         /* update FW_CFG_NB_CPUS to account for -device added CPUs */
         fw_cfg_modify_i16(x86ms->fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, x86ms->boot_cpus);
     }
-
-
-    if (x86ms->apic_id_limit > 255 && !xen_enabled() &&
-        !kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-        error_report("current -smp configuration requires kernel "
-                     "irqchip support.");
-        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-    }
 }
 
 void pc_guest_info_init(PCMachineState *pcms)