diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index 53ba86fc5dd8..00516e1de55d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -675,10 +675,6 @@ dotraplinkage void do_coprocessor_error(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)
 dotraplinkage void
 do_simd_coprocessor_error(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-	ignore_fpu_irq = 1;
-#endif
-
 	math_error(regs, error_code, 19);
 }