diff --git a/hw/qdev-monitor.c b/hw/qdev-monitor.c
index 4e2a92b..34f5014 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -295,15 +295,7 @@ static BusState *qbus_find_recursive(BusState *bus, const char *name,
         match = 0;
     }
     if ((bus_class->max_dev != 0) && (bus_class->max_dev <= bus->max_index)) {
-        if (name != NULL) {
-            /* bus was explicitly specified: return an error. */
-            qerror_report(ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR, "Bus '%s' is full",
-                          bus->name);
-            return NULL;
-        } else {
-            /* bus was not specified: try to find another one. */
-            match = 0;
-        }
+        match = 0;
     }
     if (match) {
         return bus;