diff --git a/hw/acpi/ghes.c b/hw/acpi/ghes.c
index 29cd7e4d81..5f67322bf0 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/ghes.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/ghes.c
@@ -404,9 +404,7 @@ int acpi_ghes_record_errors(uint8_t source_id, uint64_t physical_address)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (source_id < ACPI_GHES_ERROR_SOURCE_COUNT) {
-        start_addr += source_id * sizeof(uint64_t);
-    }
+    start_addr += source_id * sizeof(uint64_t);
 
     cpu_physical_memory_read(start_addr, &error_block_addr,
                              sizeof(error_block_addr));