diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 68a32ab829ff..d8efa7e1cd92 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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-refs/heads/master: 46ce7fbfdbe0be6aaf0e816331aac08a74a00e5a
+refs/heads/master: 8efdfc3a4ed009c978dab6609d15fb958e7cff12
diff --git a/trunk/arch/tile/kernel/smpboot.c b/trunk/arch/tile/kernel/smpboot.c
index 84873fbe8f27..e686c5ac90be 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/tile/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/trunk/arch/tile/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -198,17 +198,7 @@ void __cpuinit online_secondary(void)
 
 	notify_cpu_starting(smp_processor_id());
 
-	/*
-	 * We need to hold call_lock, so there is no inconsistency
-	 * between the time smp_call_function() determines number of
-	 * IPI recipients, and the time when the determination is made
-	 * for which cpus receive the IPI. Holding this
-	 * lock helps us to not include this cpu in a currently in progress
-	 * smp_call_function().
-	 */
-	ipi_call_lock();
 	set_cpu_online(smp_processor_id(), 1);
-	ipi_call_unlock();
 	__get_cpu_var(cpu_state) = CPU_ONLINE;
 
 	/* Set up tile-specific state for this cpu. */