diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index c71d573f1c949..e0c181ad17e31 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -1458,9 +1458,7 @@ ssize_t vhost_chr_write_iter(struct vhost_dev *dev,
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	if ((msg.type == VHOST_IOTLB_UPDATE ||
-	     msg.type == VHOST_IOTLB_INVALIDATE) &&
-	     msg.size == 0) {
+	if (msg.type == VHOST_IOTLB_UPDATE && msg.size == 0) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto done;
 	}