diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 33984c04b60b710516f1b0bfb88aa52aaa04629f..424567cfeb3d3609f0c1bf1ed732171c44793599 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -2055,8 +2055,6 @@ void per_cpu_trap_init(bool is_boot_cpu)
 		cp0_compare_irq_shift = CAUSEB_TI - CAUSEB_IP;
 		cp0_compare_irq = (read_c0_intctl() >> INTCTLB_IPTI) & 7;
 		cp0_perfcount_irq = (read_c0_intctl() >> INTCTLB_IPPCI) & 7;
-		if (cp0_perfcount_irq == cp0_compare_irq)
-			cp0_perfcount_irq = -1;
 	} else {
 		cp0_compare_irq = CP0_LEGACY_COMPARE_IRQ;
 		cp0_compare_irq_shift = CP0_LEGACY_PERFCNT_IRQ;