diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
index f5f8faa..3f2d0fe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
@@ -419,10 +419,6 @@
 void xen_set_pte_at(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 		    pte_t *ptep, pte_t pteval)
 {
-	/* updates to init_mm may be done without lock */
-	if (mm == &init_mm)
-		preempt_disable();
-
 	ADD_STATS(set_pte_at, 1);
 //	ADD_STATS(set_pte_at_pinned, xen_page_pinned(ptep));
 	ADD_STATS(set_pte_at_current, mm == current->mm);
@@ -443,9 +439,7 @@
 	}
 	xen_set_pte(ptep, pteval);
 
-out:
-	if (mm == &init_mm)
-		preempt_enable();
+out:	return;
 }
 
 pte_t xen_ptep_modify_prot_start(struct mm_struct *mm,