diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index d2f096bb274c..ab911d1335ba 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ static void do_idle(void)
 	tick_nohz_idle_enter();
 
 	while (!need_resched()) {
-		rmb();
 
 		/*
 		 * Interrupts shouldn't be re-enabled from that point on until