diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc.c b/hw/ppc/ppc.c
index 5573ab467c..dfa3945454 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc.c
@@ -843,11 +843,7 @@ static void __cpu_ppc_store_decr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, uint64_t *nextp,
     }
 
     /*
-     * Going from 2 -> 1, 1 -> 0 or 0 -> -1 is the event to generate a DEC
-     * interrupt.
-     *
-     * If we get a really small DEC value, we can assume that by the time we
-     * handled it we should inject an interrupt already.
+     * Going from 1 -> 0 or 0 -> -1 is the event to generate a DEC interrupt.
      *
      * On MSB level based DEC implementations the MSB always means the interrupt
      * is pending, so raise it on those.
@@ -855,8 +851,7 @@ static void __cpu_ppc_store_decr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, uint64_t *nextp,
      * On MSB edge based DEC implementations the MSB going from 0 -> 1 triggers
      * an edge interrupt, so raise it here too.
      */
-    if ((value < 3) ||
-        ((tb_env->flags & PPC_DECR_UNDERFLOW_LEVEL) && signed_value < 0) ||
+    if (((tb_env->flags & PPC_DECR_UNDERFLOW_LEVEL) && signed_value < 0) ||
         ((tb_env->flags & PPC_DECR_UNDERFLOW_TRIGGERED) && signed_value < 0
           && signed_decr >= 0)) {
         (*raise_excp)(cpu);