diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c
index 4f07eaced960..604f4a68b524 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@ static int __init vdso_init(void)
 
 	get_page(virt_to_page(vdso_data));
 
-	smp_mb();
-
 	return 0;
 }
 early_initcall(vdso_init);