diff --git a/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/sgidefs.h b/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/sgidefs.h
index 876442fcfb32..5be81f8fd479 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/sgidefs.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/sgidefs.h
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_SGIDEFS_H
 #define __ASM_SGIDEFS_H
 
-/*
- * Using a Linux compiler for building Linux seems logic but not to
- * everybody.
- */
-#ifndef __linux__
-#error Use a Linux compiler or give up.
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Definitions for the ISA levels
  *