diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
index 8438b717b7b6..22150564b4fb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorbus/visorchipset.c
@@ -1593,9 +1593,6 @@ handle_command(struct controlvm_message inmsg, u64 channel_addr)
 
 	/* create parsing context if necessary */
 	local_addr = (inmsg.hdr.flags.test_message == 1);
-	if (channel_addr == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	parm_addr = channel_addr + inmsg.hdr.payload_vm_offset;
 	parm_bytes = inmsg.hdr.payload_bytes;