diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci.c b/hw/vfio/pci.c
index 48f4e19a02..6520c05dee 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci.c
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ static void vfio_msix_early_setup(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, Error **errp)
         if (vdev->vendor_id == PCI_VENDOR_ID_CHELSIO &&
             (vdev->device_id & 0xff00) == 0x5800) {
             msix->pba_offset = 0x1000;
-        } else {
+        } else if (vdev->msix_relo == OFF_AUTOPCIBAR_OFF) {
             error_setg(errp, "hardware reports invalid configuration, "
                        "MSIX PBA outside of specified BAR");
             g_free(msix);