diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
index a45cdd08e2099..5ee667d46eb5b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
@@ -1461,9 +1461,7 @@ parse_open(VCHIQ_STATE_T *state, VCHIQ_HEADER_T *header)
 					service->sync = 0;
 
 				/* Acknowledge the OPEN */
-				if (service->sync &&
-				    (state->version_common >=
-				     VCHIQ_VERSION_SYNCHRONOUS_MODE)) {
+				if (service->sync) {
 					if (queue_message_sync(
 						state,
 						NULL,