diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/head-nommu.S b/arch/arm/kernel/head-nommu.S
index b16393d2b71eb8a45a2291c3e84c735eca63bb64..e5dfc2895e242b107799029f9fead9ffded41f80 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/head-nommu.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/head-nommu.S
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ ENDPROC(stext)
  */
 __after_proc_init:
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_CP15
-	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c1, c0, 0		@ read control reg
+	/*
+	 * CP15 system control register value returned in r0 from
+	 * the CPU init function.
+	 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_ALIGNMENT_TRAP
 	orr	r0, r0, #CR_A
 #else