diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f14af82ace7..464bbed485a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -909,9 +909,6 @@ if _shader_cache != 'disabled'
     with_shader_cache = true
   endif
 endif
-if with_amd_vk and not with_shader_cache
-  error('Radv requires shader cache support')
-endif
 
 # Check for GCC style builtins
 foreach b : ['bswap32', 'bswap64', 'clz', 'clzll', 'ctz', 'expect', 'ffs',