1 files changed, 3 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c
index 9ee3491e31f..be4e7eb4167 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c
@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@
 
 /*
  * To make EFI call EFI runtime service in physical addressing mode we need
- * prelog/epilog before/after the invocation to disable interrupt, to
- * claim EFI runtime service handler exclusively and to duplicate a memory in
- * low memory space say 0 - 3G.
+ * prolog/epilog before/after the invocation to claim the EFI runtime service
+ * handler exclusively and to duplicate a memory mapping in low memory space,
+ * say 0 - 3G.
  */
-static unsigned long efi_rt_eflags;
 
 void efi_sync_low_kernel_mappings(void) {}
 void __init efi_dump_pagetable(void) {}
@@ -59,8 +58,6 @@ void efi_call_phys_prelog(void)
 {
         struct desc_ptr gdt_descr;
 
-        local_irq_save(efi_rt_eflags);
-
         load_cr3(initial_page_table);
         __flush_tlb_all();
 
@@ -79,8 +76,6 @@ void efi_call_phys_epilog(void)
 
         load_cr3(swapper_pg_dir);
         __flush_tlb_all();
-
-        local_irq_restore(efi_rt_eflags);
 }
 
 void __init efi_runtime_mkexec(void)