diff --git a/src/pulsecore/protocol-native.c b/src/pulsecore/protocol-native.c
index 21a9fe2ea..86898e8c2 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/protocol-native.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/protocol-native.c
@@ -3491,7 +3491,6 @@ static void command_get_info(pa_pdispatch *pd, uint32_t command, uint32_t tag, p
                    command == PA_COMMAND_GET_SOURCE_INFO ||
                    (idx != PA_INVALID_INDEX || name), tag, PA_ERR_INVALID);
     CHECK_VALIDITY(c->pstream, idx == PA_INVALID_INDEX || !name, tag, PA_ERR_INVALID);
-    CHECK_VALIDITY(c->pstream, !name || idx == PA_INVALID_INDEX, tag, PA_ERR_INVALID);
 
     if (command == PA_COMMAND_GET_SINK_INFO) {
         if (idx != PA_INVALID_INDEX)