diff --git a/src/cpu/cpu_x86.c b/src/cpu/cpu_x86.c
index 1e913cc9fa1828c790c315b9ffdc9d0b80c24e1b..9b7981d574b29a38fdd8aeb028ce54bd2e4b4d0d 100644
--- a/src/cpu/cpu_x86.c
+++ b/src/cpu/cpu_x86.c
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ x86ModelParseSignatures(virCPUx86ModelPtr model,
         }
 
         rc = virXPathUInt("string(@model)", ctxt, &sigModel);
-        if (rc < 0 || sigModel == 0) {
+        if (rc < 0) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                            _("Invalid CPU signature model in model %s"),
                            model->name);