diff --git a/hw/ioapic.c b/hw/ioapic.c
index 8557e5cac69dbc9be4b0bee4ae8ee272c46d598b..569327d1e96fb6f83266e9b80480da6aee7ecf9d 100644
--- a/hw/ioapic.c
+++ b/hw/ioapic.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ static void ioapic_set_irq(void *opaque, int vector, int level)
             if (level) {
                 s->irr |= mask;
                 ioapic_service(s);
-                s->irr &= ~mask;
             }
         }
     }