diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 7ece815ea637..7b1093397319 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -893,9 +893,11 @@ do_rest:
 		smpboot_setup_warm_reset_vector(start_ip);
 		/*
 		 * Be paranoid about clearing APIC errors.
-	 	*/
-		apic_write(APIC_ESR, 0);
-		apic_read(APIC_ESR);
+		*/
+		if (APIC_INTEGRATED(apic_version[boot_cpu_physical_apicid])) {
+			apic_write(APIC_ESR, 0);
+			apic_read(APIC_ESR);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*