diff --git a/migration/tls.c b/migration/tls.c
index ca1ea3bbdd..32c384a8b6 100644
--- a/migration/tls.c
+++ b/migration/tls.c
@@ -137,10 +137,6 @@ QIOChannelTLS *migration_tls_client_create(MigrationState *s,
     if (s->parameters.tls_hostname && *s->parameters.tls_hostname) {
         hostname = s->parameters.tls_hostname;
     }
-    if (!hostname) {
-        error_setg(errp, "No hostname available for TLS");
-        return NULL;
-    }
 
     tioc = qio_channel_tls_new_client(
         ioc, creds, hostname, errp);