diff --git a/drivers/virt/fsl_hypervisor.c b/drivers/virt/fsl_hypervisor.c
index 4939e0ccc4e5414fafb422c53a8e7ccdb742e136..d294f67d6f84daa4ad1d208c4c5538b49dc954cc 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/fsl_hypervisor.c
+++ b/drivers/virt/fsl_hypervisor.c
@@ -796,9 +796,6 @@ static int has_fsl_hypervisor(void)
 	struct device_node *node;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!(mfmsr() & MSR_GS))
-		return 0;
-
 	node = of_find_node_by_path("/hypervisor");
 	if (!node)
 		return 0;