diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/main.c b/arch/um/kernel/main.c
index a17c49703f9bd2513af8eef1eae001dc4fd11a52..939e3b7086705d26f1150fce6c57bc6770ab1c5a 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/main.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/main.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static __init void do_uml_initcalls(void)
 
 static void last_ditch_exit(int sig)
 {
-	CHOOSE_MODE(kmalloc_ok = 0, (void) 0);
+        kmalloc_ok = 0;
 	signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
 	signal(SIGTERM, SIG_DFL);
 	signal(SIGHUP, SIG_DFL);