diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index e2ced0074a45..173f3a3fa1a6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -565,8 +565,7 @@ void __cpuinit get_cpu_cap(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 
 		cpuid_count(0x00000007, 0, &eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
 
-		if (eax > 0)
-			c->x86_capability[9] = ebx;
+		c->x86_capability[9] = ebx;
 	}
 
 	/* AMD-defined flags: level 0x80000001 */