diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c b/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c
index 143e1ab98c..c2bcd6d224 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevmacvlan.c
@@ -380,18 +380,10 @@ virNetDevMacVLanTapSetup(int *tapfd, size_t tapfdSize, bool vnet_hdr)
             new_flags &= ~IFF_VNET_HDR;
         }
 
-# ifdef IFF_MULTI_QUEUE
         if (tapfdSize > 1)
             new_flags |= IFF_MULTI_QUEUE;
         else
             new_flags &= ~IFF_MULTI_QUEUE;
-# else
-        if (tapfdSize > 1) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
-                           _("Multiqueue devices are not supported on this system"));
-            return -1;
-        }
-# endif
 
         if (new_flags != ifreq.ifr_flags) {
             ifreq.ifr_flags = new_flags;
diff --git a/src/util/virnetdevtap.c b/src/util/virnetdevtap.c
index 77c4d1c52c..1738f48a5f 100644
--- a/src/util/virnetdevtap.c
+++ b/src/util/virnetdevtap.c
@@ -292,20 +292,11 @@ int virNetDevTapCreate(char **ifname,
 
         ifr.ifr_flags = IFF_TAP | IFF_NO_PI;
         /* If tapfdSize is greater than one, request multiqueue */
-        if (tapfdSize > 1) {
-# ifdef IFF_MULTI_QUEUE
+        if (tapfdSize > 1)
             ifr.ifr_flags |= IFF_MULTI_QUEUE;
-# else
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
-                           _("Multiqueue devices are not supported on this system"));
-            goto cleanup;
-# endif
-        }
 
-# ifdef IFF_VNET_HDR
         if (flags &  VIR_NETDEV_TAP_CREATE_VNET_HDR)
             ifr.ifr_flags |= IFF_VNET_HDR;
-# endif
 
         if (virStrcpyStatic(ifr.ifr_name, *ifname) < 0) {
             virReportSystemError(ERANGE,