diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock.h
index d6b078e9fa28..628954ceede1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ unsigned __pvclock_read_cycles(const struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info *src,
 	offset = pvclock_get_nsec_offset(src);
 	ret = src->system_time + offset;
 	ret_flags = src->flags;
-	rdtsc_barrier();
 
 	*cycles = ret;
 	*flags = ret_flags;