diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
index 1c0a9be2ffa85ad87245ac5837c94149e246533a..9cce0098f4cde62139029ce954db7e4004e839ce 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
-#include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 #include <linux/elfcore.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/tick.h>
@@ -94,10 +93,8 @@ void arch_cpu_idle(void)
 	 * This should do all the clock switching and wait for interrupt
 	 * tricks
 	 */
-	if (cpuidle_idle_call()) {
-		cpu_do_idle();
-		local_irq_enable();
-	}
+	cpu_do_idle();
+	local_irq_enable();
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU