diff --git a/src/hidapi/mac/hid.c b/src/hidapi/mac/hid.c
index 56d981f192..779c2c9e1a 100644
--- a/src/hidapi/mac/hid.c
+++ b/src/hidapi/mac/hid.c
@@ -383,9 +383,6 @@ static int get_string_property(IOHIDDeviceRef device, CFStringRef prop, wchar_t
 	if (!len)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (CFGetTypeID(prop) != CFStringGetTypeID())
-		return 0;
-
 	str = (CFStringRef) IOHIDDeviceGetProperty(device, prop);
 
 	buf[0] = 0;