diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c b/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c
index 4b2e3e317004a3cf5d725887c1136c9cbcdd4045..6298fed11cedf8bcfcb536474d33552a115f2fe2 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/topology.c
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@ static int __init topology_init(void)
 	}
 	set_topology_timer();
 out:
-	update_cpu_masks();
 	return device_create_file(cpu_subsys.dev_root, &dev_attr_dispatching);
 }
 device_initcall(topology_init);