diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
index 1d3ae7988f7f2cdeb8b9c66e756d78d2801c33fa..1940319268aef7ea6e5cf6cf09b8e4364e4608e4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
@@ -366,11 +366,9 @@ void fpu__clear(struct fpu *fpu)
 	 * Make sure fpstate is cleared and initialized.
 	 */
 	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_FPU)) {
-		preempt_disable();
 		fpu__initialize(fpu);
 		user_fpu_begin();
 		copy_init_fpstate_to_fpregs();
-		preempt_enable();
 	}
 }