diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_startup.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_startup.cc
index a2ac3b953b..e22db6cd6b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_startup.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_startup.cc
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::check_memory_locking ()
 
 	XMLNode* memory_warning_node = Config->instant_xml (X_("no-memory-warning"));
 
-	if (AudioEngine::instance()->is_realtime() && memory_warning_node == 0) {
+	if (memory_warning_node == 0) {
 
 		struct rlimit limits;
 		int64_t ram;