diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/connection.c b/drivers/staging/hv/connection.c
index 6aab802ba99afd81753c4ff2f97555bd8227f207..ca92ca34261b448883cf52b2f1dd41b4c9941dd1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/connection.c
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ int vmbus_connect(void)
 	struct vmbus_channel_initiate_contact *msg;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	/* Make sure we are not connecting or connected */
-	if (vmbus_connection.conn_state != DISCONNECTED)
-		return -EISCONN;
-
 	/* Initialize the vmbus connection */
 	vmbus_connection.conn_state = CONNECTING;
 	vmbus_connection.work_queue = create_workqueue("hv_vmbus_con");