diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common_64.c
index 0485cf6445203..daee611f0140c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common_64.c
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ static void __cpuinit early_identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 			c->x86_capability[2] = cpuid_edx(0x80860001);
 	}
 
-	c->extended_cpuid_level = cpuid_eax(0x80000000);
 	if (c->extended_cpuid_level >= 0x80000007)
 		c->x86_power = cpuid_edx(0x80000007);