diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
index b95c584ce19d..a51df9ef529d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
@@ -1438,7 +1438,6 @@ out:
 
 int arch_update_cpu_topology(void)
 {
-	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
 	return numa_update_cpu_topology(true);
 }