diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c
index 116687ade180..fe47807cac00 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 	x86_cpu_to_node_map_early_ptr = (void *)&x86_cpu_to_node_map_init;
 #endif
-	x86_bios_cpu_apicid_early_ptr = (void *)&x86_bios_cpu_apicid_init;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI