diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 0723835bbf..ec299099ff 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -4624,11 +4624,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         exit(1);
     }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TPM
     if (tpm_init() < 0) {
         exit(1);
     }
-#endif
 
     /* init the bluetooth world */
     if (foreach_device_config(DEV_BT, bt_parse))