diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index 050f79a4a168cd16a1c4f22be4046cd06a5e6a85..72e783ea06811fd936fef0d8b5e75e0f3a8b9db1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -1270,11 +1270,6 @@ hmi_exception_early:
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl	hmi_exception_realmode
 	/* Windup the stack. */
-	/* Clear MSR_RI before setting SRR0 and SRR1. */
-	li	r0,MSR_RI
-	mfmsr	r9			/* get MSR value */
-	andc	r9,r9,r0
-	mtmsrd	r9,1			/* Clear MSR_RI */
 	/* Move original HSRR0 and HSRR1 into the respective regs */
 	ld	r9,_MSR(r1)
 	mtspr	SPRN_HSRR1,r9