diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance.go b/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance.go
index 8c4a1852bc..3a82282c30 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/compute/instance.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (s *Service) createInstanceImpl(eventObject runtime.Object, openStackCluste
 	accessIPv4 := ""
 	portList := []servers.Network{}
 
-	if instanceSpec.Subnet != "" && accessIPv4 == "" {
+	if instanceSpec.Subnet != "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no ports with fixed IPs found on Subnet %q", instanceSpec.Subnet)
 	}