1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index ee4678f6ed..3bae2d837e 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -1011,11 +1011,6 @@ fail:
 static int qcow2_change_backing_file(BlockDriverState *bs,
     const char *backing_file, const char *backing_fmt)
 {
-    /* Backing file format doesn't make sense without a backing file */
-    if (backing_fmt && !backing_file) {
-        return -EINVAL;
-    }
-
     pstrcpy(bs->backing_file, sizeof(bs->backing_file), backing_file ?: "");
     pstrcpy(bs->backing_format, sizeof(bs->backing_format), backing_fmt ?: "");