diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index 553796725401b22fef04b82ecafa17824f91d921..547884c4810e29b1f9212e153ffe5a3bea9e92f9 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -3594,9 +3594,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find CPU definition\n");
         exit(1);
     }
-#if defined(TARGET_SPARC) || defined(TARGET_PPC)
     cpu_reset(ENV_GET_CPU(env));
-#endif
 
     thread_cpu = ENV_GET_CPU(env);