diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/paravirt.c
index 57c7c211f8c71d2447e3cde932b1a3a655b309b8..aa718d6a9274ab06e78b6dc28f08de97a517a3ec 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ static bool __init has_pv_steal_clock(void)
 {
 	struct arm_smccc_res res;
 
-	/* To detect the presence of PV time support we require SMCCC 1.1+ */
-	if (arm_smccc_1_1_get_conduit() == SMCCC_CONDUIT_NONE)
-		return false;
-
 	arm_smccc_1_1_invoke(ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_FEATURES_FUNC_ID,
 			     ARM_SMCCC_HV_PV_TIME_FEATURES, &res);