diff --git a/board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana.c b/board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana.c
index 99f52b9953e..78d317d8647 100644
--- a/board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana.c
+++ b/board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana.c
@@ -633,8 +633,7 @@ void setup_board_gpio(int board, struct ventana_board_info *info)
 					       ctrl);
 			gpio_requestf(cfg->gpio_param, "dio%d", i);
 			gpio_direction_input(cfg->gpio_param);
-		} else if (hwconfig_subarg_cmp(arg, "mode", "pwm") &&
-			   cfg->pwm_padmux) {
+		} else if (hwconfig_subarg_cmp(arg, "mode", "pwm")) {
 			if (!cfg->pwm_param) {
 				printf("DIO%d:  Error: pwm config invalid\n",
 				       i);