diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index 1b2edd07a3e1..e2318fa9b1bb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -1191,7 +1191,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_GBPAGES)) {
 		hugetlb_cma_reserve(PUD_SHIFT - PAGE_SHIFT);
-		hugetlb_bootmem_alloc();
 	}
 
 	/*