diff --git a/include/asm-x86/atomic_64.h b/include/asm-x86/atomic_64.h
index f2e64634fa48c59a04d70a6d3b2e8e0f55b573cb..2d20a7a19f620750b35e897ed8316445e5a157c6 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/atomic_64.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/atomic_64.h
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static __inline__ int atomic_sub_return(int i, atomic_t *v)
 
 /* An 64bit atomic type */
 
-typedef struct { volatile long counter; } atomic64_t;
+typedef struct { long counter; } atomic64_t;
 
 #define ATOMIC64_INIT(i)	{ (i) }