diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c
index c9b7f44ea497..4ccad185ab7e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -414,12 +414,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	early_quirks();
 
-	/*
-	 * set this early, so we dont allocate cpu0
-	 * if MADT list doesnt list BSP first
-	 * mpparse.c/MP_processor_info() allocates logical cpu numbers.
-	 */
-	cpu_set(0, cpu_present_map);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 	/*
 	 * Read APIC and some other early information from ACPI tables.