diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
index 542eed85ad2c..a059b73f4ddb 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
@@ -278,10 +278,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BUILTIN_DTB)
 	unflatten_and_copy_device_tree();
 #else
-	if (early_init_dt_verify(__va(XIP_FIXUP(dtb_early_pa))))
-		unflatten_device_tree();
-	else
-		pr_err("No DTB found in kernel mappings\n");
+	unflatten_device_tree();
 #endif
 	misc_mem_init();