diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
index 9ed9dde7d231..d218c8cc1f73 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
@@ -824,7 +824,6 @@ void __init early_init_devtree(void *params)
 	fadump_append_bootargs();
 
 	/* Scan memory nodes and rebuild MEMBLOCKs */
-	early_init_dt_scan_root();
 	early_init_dt_scan_memory_ppc();
 
 	/*