diff --git a/hw/arm/nseries.c b/hw/arm/nseries.c
index 35aff46b4b..35deb74f65 100644
--- a/hw/arm/nseries.c
+++ b/hw/arm/nseries.c
@@ -1353,9 +1353,7 @@ static void n8x0_init(MachineState *machine,
     n8x0_spi_setup(s);
     n8x0_dss_setup(s);
     n8x0_cbus_setup(s);
-    if (machine_usb(machine)) {
-        n8x0_usb_setup(s);
-    }
+    n8x0_usb_setup(s);
 
     if (machine->kernel_filename) {
         /* Or at the linux loader.  */