diff --git a/src/ch/ch_driver.c b/src/ch/ch_driver.c
index 2601eea44b..9394924f2d 100644
--- a/src/ch/ch_driver.c
+++ b/src/ch/ch_driver.c
@@ -893,9 +893,8 @@ static int chStateInitialize(bool privileged,
                                         VIR_ARCH_NONE, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_KVM) &&
         !virCapabilitiesDomainSupported(ch_driver->caps, -1,
                                         VIR_ARCH_NONE, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_HYPERV)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
-                       _("/dev/kvm and /dev/mshv are missing. CH driver failed to initialize."));
-        return VIR_DRV_STATE_INIT_ERROR;
+        VIR_INFO("/dev/kvm and /dev/mshv are missing. CH driver failed to initialize.");
+        return VIR_DRV_STATE_INIT_SKIPPED;
     }
 
     if (!(ch_driver->xmlopt = chDomainXMLConfInit(ch_driver)))