diff --git a/pkg/webhook/validate.go b/pkg/webhook/validate.go
index 6937aecc5..95c481470 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/validate.go
@@ -213,10 +213,6 @@ func staticValidateSriovNetworkNodePolicy(cr *sriovnetworkv1.SriovNetworkNodePol
 	if cr.Spec.DeviceType == consts.DeviceTypeVfioPci && cr.Spec.IsRdma {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("'deviceType: vfio-pci' conflicts with 'isRdma: true'; Set 'deviceType' to (string)'netdevice' Or Set 'isRdma' to (bool)'false'")
 	}
-	if strings.EqualFold(cr.Spec.LinkType, consts.LinkTypeIB) && !cr.Spec.IsRdma {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("'linkType: ib or IB' requires 'isRdma: true'; Set 'isRdma' to (bool)'true'")
-	}
-
 	// vdpa: deviceType must be set to 'netdevice'
 	if cr.Spec.DeviceType != consts.DeviceTypeNetDevice && (cr.Spec.VdpaType == consts.VdpaTypeVirtio || cr.Spec.VdpaType == consts.VdpaTypeVhost) {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("'deviceType: %s' conflicts with '%s'; Set 'deviceType' to (string)'netdevice' Or Remove 'vdpaType'", cr.Spec.DeviceType, cr.Spec.VdpaType)