diff --git a/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.c b/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.c
index d1e9cb5be..eb4b2b9cf 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.c
@@ -381,11 +381,6 @@ struct spdk_bdev *create_malloc_disk(const char *name, const struct spdk_uuid *u
 	struct malloc_disk	*mdisk;
 	int			rc;
 
-	if (block_size % 512 != 0) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("Block size %u is not a multiple of 512.\n", block_size);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	if (num_blocks == 0) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Disk must be more than 0 blocks\n");
 		return NULL;