diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
index 92cb11dffd4cb..ad904747419eb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
@@ -656,7 +656,6 @@ static bool __init sgx_setup_epc_section(u64 phys_addr, u64 size,
 		list_add_tail(&section->pages[i].list, &sgx_dirty_page_list);
 	}
 
-	sgx_nr_free_pages += nr_pages;
 	return true;
 }