diff --git a/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c b/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c
index 9f2066f0745..d0ca0d89dd2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c
+++ b/drivers/video/nvidia/nvidia.c
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
 #include "nv_proto.h"
 #include "nv_dma.h"
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_PCI		/* sanity check */
-#error This driver requires PCI support.
-#endif
-
 #undef CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA_DEBUG
 #ifdef CONFIG_FB_NVIDIA_DEBUG
 #define NVTRACE          printk