diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index 46bb29958509864784872d99299b6b569a6e5a2c..f266b8a92a9e08d89ea0fe876770b10b5bb1235f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -2171,8 +2171,6 @@ int __generic_processor_info(int apicid, int version, bool enabled)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
-	num_processors++;
-
 	/*
 	 * Validate version
 	 */