diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
index eeb2ae5ffc581a1a0c33707365cf7ee45d6ede78..d73fb73802bbef98e36ad0e29a9d06607ba441ad 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/smp.c
@@ -795,7 +795,6 @@ static void __devinit smp_core99_kick_cpu(int nr)
 		ppc_md.progress("smp_core99_kick_cpu", 0x346);
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	local_irq_disable();
 
 	/* Save reset vector */
 	save_vector = *vector;