diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
index 3270faafe0bc304d62b81845a497be0f15a736b4..875557ce0d666066b07b72f079f0d0bcf6dd40bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ iwl_parse_nvm_sections(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 		}
 
 		/* PHY_SKU section is mandatory in B0 */
-		if (!mvm->nvm_sections[NVM_SECTION_TYPE_PHY_SKU].data) {
+		if (mvm->trans->cfg->nvm_type == IWL_NVM_EXT &&
+		    !mvm->nvm_sections[NVM_SECTION_TYPE_PHY_SKU].data) {
 			IWL_ERR(mvm,
 				"Can't parse phy_sku in B0, empty sections\n");
 			return NULL;