diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_rdwr.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_rdwr.c
index 7f14dd46de17..df8848087681 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_rdwr.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_rdwr.c
@@ -423,9 +423,6 @@ int vfio_pci_ioeventfd(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev, loff_t offset,
 	      pos >= vdev->msix_offset + vdev->msix_size))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (count == 8)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	io = vfio_pci_core_get_iomap(vdev, bar);
 	if (IS_ERR(io))
 		return PTR_ERR(io);