diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv.c b/drivers/hv/hv.c
index 332d7c34be5c..166c2501de17 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv.c
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@
 #include "hyperv_vmbus.h"
 
 /* The one and only */
-struct hv_context hv_context = {
-	.synic_initialized	= false,
-};
+struct hv_context hv_context;
 
 /*
  * If false, we're using the old mechanism for stimer0 interrupts
@@ -326,8 +324,6 @@ int hv_synic_init(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	hv_set_synic_state(sctrl.as_uint64);
 
-	hv_context.synic_initialized = true;
-
 	/*
 	 * Register the per-cpu clockevent source.
 	 */
@@ -373,7 +369,8 @@ int hv_synic_cleanup(unsigned int cpu)
 	bool channel_found = false;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (!hv_context.synic_initialized)
+	hv_get_synic_state(sctrl.as_uint64);
+	if (sctrl.enable != 1)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	/*
@@ -435,7 +432,6 @@ int hv_synic_cleanup(unsigned int cpu)
 	hv_set_siefp(siefp.as_uint64);
 
 	/* Disable the global synic bit */
-	hv_get_synic_state(sctrl.as_uint64);
 	sctrl.enable = 0;
 	hv_set_synic_state(sctrl.as_uint64);
 
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h b/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
index 72eaba3d50fc..f17c06a5e74b 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
+++ b/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ struct hv_context {
 
 	void *tsc_page;
 
-	bool synic_initialized;
-
 	struct hv_per_cpu_context __percpu *cpu_context;
 
 	/*