diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index e1f5e49683..9eda279a84 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -3382,9 +3382,6 @@ qemuMigrationDstPrepareFresh(virQEMUDriver *driver,
                       QEMU_MIGRATION_COOKIE_CAPS;
     }
 
-    if (!qemuMigrationSrcIsAllowedHostdev(*def))
-        goto cleanup;
-
     /* Let migration hook filter domain XML */
     if (virHookPresent(VIR_HOOK_DRIVER_QEMU)) {
         g_autofree char *xml = NULL;