diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
index 9307f182fe3049f8e4f1c3d38bb9b1ebb3008d26..c7364bd633e1d8c1a346c69534ded295bc2ba48d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
@@ -2267,7 +2267,7 @@ static int __init apm_init(void)
 
 	dmi_check_system(apm_dmi_table);
 
-	if (apm_info.bios.version == 0 || paravirt_enabled() || machine_is_olpc()) {
+	if (apm_info.bios.version == 0 || machine_is_olpc()) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "apm: BIOS not found.\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}