diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
index d06d50fe1e7e6692c8c6343bfba13fc57da9c5fa..3cb3774f380a615273d64ea6a80b9cc6ac66d85e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup-common.c
@@ -251,10 +251,8 @@ static int show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	else
 		seq_printf(m, "unknown (%08x)", pvr);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC))
 		seq_printf(m, ", altivec supported");
-#endif /* CONFIG_ALTIVEC */
 
 	seq_printf(m, "\n");