diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
index 9e193c8a959ea..b160beadc956d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ static int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	/*
 	 * Handle the "start in power-off" case by marking the VCPU as paused.
 	 */
-	if (__test_and_clear_bit(KVM_ARM_VCPU_POWER_OFF, vcpu->arch.features))
+	if (test_bit(KVM_ARM_VCPU_POWER_OFF, vcpu->arch.features))
 		vcpu->arch.pause = true;
 
 	return 0;