diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 94ec6f730b..376629c689 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -507,8 +507,6 @@ static inline int next_free_host_timer(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-#define ERRNO_TABLE_SIZE 1200
-
 static inline int host_to_target_errno(int host_errno)
 {
     switch (host_errno) {
@@ -548,9 +546,6 @@ const char *target_strerror(int err)
         return "Successful exit from sigreturn";
     }
 
-    if ((err >= ERRNO_TABLE_SIZE) || (err < 0)) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
     return strerror(target_to_host_errno(err));
 }