diff --git a/src/archutils/Win32/arch_setup.h b/src/archutils/Win32/arch_setup.h
index 2cd76ec49a..0d6f018ab1 100644
--- a/src/archutils/Win32/arch_setup.h
+++ b/src/archutils/Win32/arch_setup.h
@@ -141,9 +141,6 @@ static inline int64_t llabs( int64_t i ) { return i >= 0? i: -i; }
 
 // MinGW provides us with this function already
 #if !defined(__MINGW32__)
-#if defined(__GNUC__)
-#error "MSVC asm syntax ahead"
-#endif
 inline long int lrintf( float f )
 {
 	int retval;