diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 745ee6f8..574f0168 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ def options(opt):
 def bsp_configure(conf, arch_bsp):
     conf.check(header_name="dlfcn.h", features="c")
     conf.check(header_name="rtems/pci.h", features="c", mandatory=False)
-    if not rtems.check_posix(conf):
-        conf.fatal(
-            "RTEMS kernel POSIX support is disabled; configure RTEMS with --enable-posix"
-        )
     if rtems.check_networking(conf):
         conf.fatal(
             "RTEMS kernel contains the old network support;" \