diff --git a/target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c b/target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
index e436083dbb..e110e0b909 100644
--- a/target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
@@ -1611,9 +1611,6 @@ void kvm_riscv_reset_vcpu(RISCVCPU *cpu)
     CPURISCVState *env = &cpu->env;
     int i;
 
-    if (!kvm_enabled()) {
-        return;
-    }
     for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
         env->gpr[i] = 0;
     }