diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index 91f274134884..452cbf98bfd7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -1578,8 +1578,6 @@ void __cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 
 void arch_cpu_idle_dead(void)
 {
-	sched_preempt_enable_no_resched();
-
 	/*
 	 * Disable on the down path. This will be re-enabled by
 	 * start_secondary() via start_secondary_resume() below