diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index dadb37d072664..b70c7788ef089 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -531,8 +531,6 @@ SYM_CODE_END(spurious_entries_start)
 	.if \has_error_code == 1
 		movq	ORIG_RAX(%rsp), %rsi	/* get error code into 2nd argument*/
 		movq	$-1, ORIG_RAX(%rsp)	/* no syscall to restart */
-	.else
-		xorl	%esi, %esi		/* Clear the error code */
 	.endif
 
 	.if \vector == X86_TRAP_PF