diff --git a/src/arch/x86/pseudo_inst.cc b/src/arch/x86/pseudo_inst.cc
index 6c1a7f8bf8..62d8b25c53 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/pseudo_inst.cc
+++ b/src/arch/x86/pseudo_inst.cc
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ m5Syscall(ThreadContext *tc)
 
     Fault fault;
     tc->syscall(tc->readIntReg(INTREG_RAX), &fault);
-
-    RegVal rflags = tc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_RFLAGS);
-    rflags &= ~(1 << 16);
-    tc->setMiscReg(MISCREG_RFLAGS, rflags);
 }
 
 /*