diff --git a/hw/msix.c b/hw/msix.c
index 3308604..0ed1013 100644
--- a/hw/msix.c
+++ b/hw/msix.c
@@ -511,12 +511,10 @@ bool msix_try_notify_from_thread(PCIDevice *dev, unsigned vector)
     if (unlikely(msix_is_masked(dev, vector))) {
         return false;
     }
-#ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP
     if (likely(kvm_enabled() && kvm_irqchip_in_kernel())) {
         kvm_set_irq(dev->msix_irq_entries[vector].gsi, 1, NULL);
         return true;
     }
-#endif
     return false;
 }