diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/base_set_assoc.cc b/src/mem/cache/tags/base_set_assoc.cc
index ea74c97..ba94475 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/base_set_assoc.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/base_set_assoc.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     if (blkSize < 4 || !isPowerOf2(blkSize)) {
         fatal("Block size must be at least 4 and a power of 2");
     }
-    if (numSets <= 0 || !isPowerOf2(numSets)) {
+    if (!isPowerOf2(numSets)) {
         fatal("# of sets must be non-zero and a power of 2");
     }
     if (assoc <= 0) {