diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
index b0f759476900..8a1508a8e481 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
@@ -207,9 +207,6 @@ static bool vfio_pci_nointx(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!pdev->irq)
-		return true;
-
 	return false;
 }