diff --git a/libuavcan/src/protocol/node_status_provider.cpp b/libuavcan/src/protocol/node_status_provider.cpp
index caa448de64..67b0ef37c0 100644
--- a/libuavcan/src/protocol/node_status_provider.cpp
+++ b/libuavcan/src/protocol/node_status_provider.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ namespace uavcan
 
 bool NodeStatusProvider::isNodeInfoInitialized() const
 {
-    // Hardware version is not required
-    return (node_info_.software_version != protocol::SoftwareVersion()) &&
-           (node_info_.uavcan_version != protocol::SoftwareVersion()) &&
-           (!node_info_.name.empty());
+    // Hardware/Software versions are not required
+    return (node_info_.uavcan_version != protocol::SoftwareVersion()) && (!node_info_.name.empty());
 }
 
 int NodeStatusProvider::publish()