diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/local.h b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/local.h
index 998efd442063..090dd71837aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/local.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/local.h
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ static inline unsigned int __prepare_ICR(unsigned int shortcut, int vector,
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_X2APIC
 static inline void __x2apic_send_IPI_dest(unsigned int apicid, int vector, unsigned int dest)
 {
-	unsigned long cfg = __prepare_ICR(0, vector, dest);
-
-	native_x2apic_icr_write(cfg, apicid);
+	native_x2apic_icr_write(__prepare_ICR(0, vector, dest), apicid);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
index 10f79026e8e3..090647cc5a78 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_phys.c
@@ -85,11 +85,9 @@ static void
 
 static void __x2apic_send_IPI_shorthand(int vector, u32 which)
 {
-	unsigned long cfg = __prepare_ICR(which, vector, 0);
-
 	/* x2apic MSRs are special and need a special fence: */
 	weak_wrmsr_fence();
-	native_x2apic_icr_write(cfg, 0);
+	native_x2apic_icr_write(__prepare_ICR(which, vector, 0), 0);
 }
 
 void x2apic_send_IPI_allbutself(int vector)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_savic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_savic.c
index dbc5678bc3b6..4bc6d7e018a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_savic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_savic.c
@@ -243,10 +243,7 @@ static void savic_write(u32 reg, u32 data)
 
 static void send_ipi(u32 dest, unsigned int vector, unsigned int dsh)
 {
-	unsigned int icr_low;
-
-	icr_low = __prepare_ICR(dsh, vector, APIC_DEST_PHYSICAL);
-	savic_icr_write(icr_low, dest);
+	savic_icr_write(__prepare_ICR(dsh, vector, APIC_DEST_PHYSICAL), dest);
 }
 
 static void savic_send_ipi(int cpu, int vector)