diff --git a/hw/acpi/ghes.c b/hw/acpi/ghes.c
index edc74c38bf..a3dffd78b0 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/ghes.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/ghes.c
@@ -400,10 +400,6 @@ int acpi_ghes_record_errors(uint16_t source_id, uint64_t physical_address)
 
     start_addr = le64_to_cpu(ags->ghes_addr_le);
 
-    if (!physical_address) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     start_addr += source_id * sizeof(uint64_t);
 
     cpu_physical_memory_read(start_addr, &error_block_addr,