diff --git a/linux-2.6-xen-sparse/arch/x86_64/kernel/head-xen.S b/linux-2.6-xen-sparse/arch/x86_64/kernel/head-xen.S
index ca7fbf5a2b..b88502641a 100644
--- a/linux-2.6-xen-sparse/arch/x86_64/kernel/head-xen.S
+++ b/linux-2.6-xen-sparse/arch/x86_64/kernel/head-xen.S
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@
 startup_64:
 ENTRY(_start)
 	movq $(init_thread_union+THREAD_SIZE-8),%rsp
-	/* zero EFLAGS after setting rsp */
-	pushq $0
-	popfq
 
 	/* rsi is pointer to startup info structure.
 	   pass it to C */