diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/lse.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/lse.h
index 5d10051c3e62e..29c85810ae690 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/lse.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/lse.h
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 #include <asm/cpucaps.h>
 
 extern struct static_key_false cpu_hwcap_keys[ARM64_NCAPS];
-extern struct static_key_false arm64_const_caps_ready;
 
-static inline bool system_uses_lse_atomics(void)
+static __always_inline bool system_uses_lse_atomics(void)
 {
-	return (static_branch_likely(&arm64_const_caps_ready)) &&
-		static_branch_likely(&cpu_hwcap_keys[ARM64_HAS_LSE_ATOMICS]);
+	return static_branch_likely(&cpu_hwcap_keys[ARM64_HAS_LSE_ATOMICS]);
 }
 
 #define __lse_ll_sc_body(op, ...)					\