diff --git a/pcsx2/DEV9/Sessions/UDP_Session/UDP_Session.cpp b/pcsx2/DEV9/Sessions/UDP_Session/UDP_Session.cpp
index 82cedf4c994be..3633d353dd62d 100644
--- a/pcsx2/DEV9/Sessions/UDP_Session/UDP_Session.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/DEV9/Sessions/UDP_Session/UDP_Session.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Sessions
 	UDP_Session::UDP_Session(ConnectionKey parKey, IP_Address parAdapterIP)
 		: UDP_BaseSession(parKey, parAdapterIP)
 		, isBroadcast(false)
+		, isMulticast(false)
 		, isFixedPort(false)
 		, deathClockStart(std::chrono::steady_clock::now())
 	{
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ namespace Sessions
 		if (!open)
 			return false;
 
-		if (isBroadcast || (parDestIP == destIP))
+		if (isBroadcast || isMulticast || (parDestIP == destIP))
 		{
 			deathClockStart.store(std::chrono::steady_clock::now());
 			return true;
@@ -210,13 +211,6 @@ namespace Sessions
 			destPort = udp.destinationPort;
 			srcPort = udp.sourcePort;
 
-			// Multicast address start with 0b1110
-			if ((destIP.bytes[0] & 0xF0) == 0xE0)
-			{
-				isMulticast = true;
-				Console.Error("DEV9: UDP: Unexpected multicast connection");
-			}
-
 			int ret;
 			client = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);
 			if (client == INVALID_SOCKET)
@@ -259,8 +253,6 @@ namespace Sessions
 #endif
 			}
 
-			pxAssert(isMulticast == false);
-
 			sockaddr_in endpoint{};
 			endpoint.sin_family = AF_INET;
 			endpoint.sin_addr = std::bit_cast<in_addr>(destIP);
@@ -297,7 +289,7 @@ namespace Sessions
 
 			ret = sendto(client, reinterpret_cast<const char*>(udpPayload->data), udpPayload->GetLength(), 0, reinterpret_cast<const sockaddr*>(&endpoint), sizeof(endpoint));
 		}
-		else if (isMulticast | isFixedPort)
+		else if (isFixedPort)
 		{
 			sockaddr_in endpoint{};
 			endpoint.sin_family = AF_INET;
diff --git a/pcsx2/DEV9/Sessions/UDP_Session/UDP_Session.h b/pcsx2/DEV9/Sessions/UDP_Session/UDP_Session.h
index 20b9688c037cb..10530f77a3351 100644
--- a/pcsx2/DEV9/Sessions/UDP_Session/UDP_Session.h
+++ b/pcsx2/DEV9/Sessions/UDP_Session/UDP_Session.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Sessions
 		u16 destPort = 0;
 		// UDP_Session flags
 		const bool isBroadcast;
-		bool isMulticast = false;
+		const bool isMulticast;
 		const bool isFixedPort;
 
 		std::atomic<std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point> deathClockStart;