diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
index b2d12ab728b1..36be17e32948 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static int smp_boot_one_cpu(int cpuid, struct task_struct *idle)
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_IRQS; i++) {
 		struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(i);
 
-		if (desc && desc->kstat_irqs)
+		if (desc)
 			*per_cpu_ptr(desc->kstat_irqs, cpuid) = (struct irqstat) { };
 	}
 #endif