diff --git a/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c b/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c
index 5bfc5b7483..a800ea7a9f 100644
--- a/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c
+++ b/hw/mem/pc-dimm.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static void pc_dimm_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         error_setg(errp, "'" PC_DIMM_MEMDEV_PROP "' property is not set");
         return;
     }
-    if (dimm->node >= nb_numa_nodes) {
+    if ((nb_numa_nodes > 0) && (dimm->node >= nb_numa_nodes)) {
         error_setg(errp, "'DIMM property " PC_DIMM_NODE_PROP " has value %"
                    PRIu32 "' which exceeds the number of numa nodes: %d",
                    dimm->node, nb_numa_nodes);