diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio.c b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio.c
index 533f90c05cdfc4494ac5097ab8cce0db4fe5e417..381f339e3200a9d98d2031d1d30495c18e713a62 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/qdio.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/qdio.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ qdio_min(int a,int b)
 
 /***************** SCRUBBER HELPER ROUTINES **********************/
 
-static inline volatile __u64 
+static inline __u64 
 qdio_get_micros(void)
 {
         return (get_clock() >> 10); /* time>>12 is microseconds */