diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index 7f66ddad89..377e95a4cd 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -1281,10 +1281,6 @@ static void virt_build_smbios(VirtMachineState *vms)
     size_t smbios_tables_len, smbios_anchor_len;
     const char *product = "QEMU Virtual Machine";
 
-    if (!vms->fw_cfg) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
         product = "KVM Virtual Machine";
     }