diff --git a/common/init.h b/common/init.h
index 3a5becaeb..ddc72ce50 100644
--- a/common/init.h
+++ b/common/init.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 
 #ifndef GPG_ERR_SOURCE_DEFAULT
 # error GPG_ERR_SOURCE_DEFAULT is not defined
-#elseif GPG_ERR_SOURCE_DEFAULT == GPG_ERR_SOURCE_UNKNOWN
-# error GPG_ERR_SOURCE_DEFAULT has default value
 #endif
 
 void register_mem_cleanup_func (void (*func)(void));