diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 3c31fa98af6dcb23a9298fae4c0ea29495167d0f..841b8da40525aa940a7aa43c70017363c0fa81f8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -193,10 +193,8 @@ int __init arch_early_irq_init(void)
 	struct irq_cfg *cfg;
 	int count, node, i;
 
-	if (!legacy_pic->nr_legacy_irqs) {
-		nr_irqs_gsi = 0;
+	if (!legacy_pic->nr_legacy_irqs)
 		io_apic_irqs = ~0UL;
-	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_ioapics; i++) {
 		ioapics[i].saved_registers =