diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c
index 124d40c575df..8ccabb8a2f6a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tlb_uv.c
@@ -711,7 +711,6 @@ uv_activation_descriptor_init(int node, int pnode)
 	unsigned long pa;
 	unsigned long m;
 	unsigned long n;
-	unsigned long mmr_image;
 	struct bau_desc *adp;
 	struct bau_desc *ad2;
 
@@ -727,12 +726,8 @@ uv_activation_descriptor_init(int node, int pnode)
 	n = pa >> uv_nshift;
 	m = pa & uv_mmask;
 
-	mmr_image = uv_read_global_mmr64(pnode, UVH_LB_BAU_SB_DESCRIPTOR_BASE);
-	if (mmr_image) {
-		uv_write_global_mmr64(pnode, (unsigned long)
-				      UVH_LB_BAU_SB_DESCRIPTOR_BASE,
-				      (n << UV_DESC_BASE_PNODE_SHIFT | m));
-	}
+	uv_write_global_mmr64(pnode, UVH_LB_BAU_SB_DESCRIPTOR_BASE,
+			      (n << UV_DESC_BASE_PNODE_SHIFT | m));
 
 	/*
 	 * initializing all 8 (UV_ITEMS_PER_DESCRIPTOR) descriptors for each