diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/ioctl_channel.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/ioctl_channel.c
index 01355b783..5cd6e7d4c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/ioctl_channel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/ioctl_channel.c
@@ -977,11 +977,6 @@ static int nvgpu_ioctl_channel_get_user_syncpoint(struct channel_gk20a *ch,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (g->aggressive_sync_destroy_thresh) {
-		nvgpu_err(g, "sufficient syncpoints not available");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	nvgpu_mutex_acquire(&ch->sync_lock);
 	if (ch->user_sync) {
 		nvgpu_mutex_release(&ch->sync_lock);