diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
index a2e095adaa3fb25fe3ab63841c4b773690327af4..9a7811d13db2ac607439bd238968a6f17a87841c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 EXPORT(stext)					# used for profiling
 EXPORT(_stext)
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_QEMU) || defined(CONFIG_MIPS_SIM)
+#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_SIM
 	/*
 	 * Give us a fighting chance of running if execution beings at the
 	 * kernel load address.  This is needed because this platform does