diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index dcd823f53c..0e065081db 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -18713,12 +18713,8 @@ qemuConnectGetDomainCapabilities(virConnectPtr conn,
     } else {
         if (!(qemuCaps = virQEMUCapsCacheLookupByArch(caps,
                                                       driver->qemuCapsCache,
-                                                      arch))) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
-                           _("unable to find any emulator to serve '%s' "
-                             "architecture"), virArchToString(arch));
+                                                      arch)))
             goto cleanup;
-        }
 
         emulatorbin = virQEMUCapsGetBinary(qemuCaps);
     }