diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_pble.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_pble.c
index 85993dc44f6e..c87ba1617087 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_pble.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_pble.c
@@ -353,10 +353,6 @@ static enum i40iw_status_code add_pble_pool(struct i40iw_sc_dev *dev,
 	pages = (idx->rel_pd_idx) ? (I40IW_HMC_PD_CNT_IN_SD -
 			idx->rel_pd_idx) : I40IW_HMC_PD_CNT_IN_SD;
 	pages = min(pages, pble_rsrc->unallocated_pble >> PBLE_512_SHIFT);
-	if (!pages) {
-		ret_code = I40IW_ERR_NO_PBLCHUNKS_AVAILABLE;
-		goto error;
-	}
 	info.chunk = chunk;
 	info.hmc_info = hmc_info;
 	info.pages = pages;