--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2026-10-04 18:34:33 UTC
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ if(QEMU_UAE_PLUGIN)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "QEMU_UAE_PLUGIN requires USE_PPC=ON and USE_QEMU_PPC=ON")
     endif()
     get_filename_component(QEMU_UAE_PLUGIN "${QEMU_UAE_PLUGIN}" ABSOLUTE BASE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")
-    if(NOT EXISTS "${QEMU_UAE_PLUGIN}")
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "QEMU_UAE_PLUGIN does not exist: ${QEMU_UAE_PLUGIN}")
-    endif()
     set(QEMU_UAE_PLUGIN "${QEMU_UAE_PLUGIN}" CACHE FILEPATH "Path to a prebuilt qemu-uae plugin artifact to bundle" FORCE)
     if(QEMU_UAE_PLUGIN_DIR)
         get_filename_component(QEMU_UAE_PLUGIN_DIR "${QEMU_UAE_PLUGIN_DIR}" ABSOLUTE BASE_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}")