diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c
index 6e76c191a835..d5fd66f0d4cd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/aperture_64.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
-#include <linux/kmemleak.h>
 #include <asm/e820.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/iommu.h>
@@ -95,11 +94,6 @@ static u32 __init allocate_aperture(void)
 		return 0;
 	}
 	memblock_reserve(addr, aper_size);
-	/*
-	 * Kmemleak should not scan this block as it may not be mapped via the
-	 * kernel direct mapping.
-	 */
-	kmemleak_ignore(phys_to_virt(addr));
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Mapping aperture over %d KB of RAM @ %lx\n",
 			aper_size >> 10, addr);
 	insert_aperture_resource((u32)addr, aper_size);