diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 6f27facbaa9b..cfc61e1d45e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1430,7 +1430,6 @@ static void remove_siblinginfo(int cpu)
 	cpumask_clear(cpu_llc_shared_mask(cpu));
 	cpumask_clear(topology_sibling_cpumask(cpu));
 	cpumask_clear(topology_core_cpumask(cpu));
-	c->phys_proc_id = 0;
 	c->cpu_core_id = 0;
 	cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, cpu_sibling_setup_mask);
 	recompute_smt_state();