diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c b/arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c
index 05bb9a44eb1c..50f65fc1b9a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c
@@ -142,13 +142,6 @@ u32 init_pkru_value = PKRU_AD_KEY( 1) | PKRU_AD_KEY( 2) | PKRU_AD_KEY( 3) |
 void copy_init_pkru_to_fpregs(void)
 {
 	u32 init_pkru_value_snapshot = READ_ONCE(init_pkru_value);
-	/*
-	 * Any write to PKRU takes it out of the XSAVE 'init
-	 * state' which increases context switch cost.  Avoid
-	 * writing 0 when PKRU was already 0.
-	 */
-	if (!init_pkru_value_snapshot && !read_pkru())
-		return;
 	/*
 	 * Override the PKRU state that came from 'init_fpstate'
 	 * with the baseline from the process.