diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/proc.S b/arch/arm64/mm/proc.S
index cacecc4ad3e5..b6f9053ab184 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/proc.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/proc.S
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ ENTRY(cpu_do_switch_mm)
 	ret
 ENDPROC(cpu_do_switch_mm)
 
-	.section ".text.init", #alloc, #execinstr
-
 /*
  *	__cpu_setup
  *