diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
index eea2a6f72b31..1ef5e48b3a36 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
@@ -301,8 +301,6 @@ static void kvm_register_steal_time(void)
 	if (!has_steal_clock)
 		return;
 
-	memset(st, 0, sizeof(*st));
-
 	wrmsrl(MSR_KVM_STEAL_TIME, (slow_virt_to_phys(st) | KVM_MSR_ENABLED));
 	pr_info("kvm-stealtime: cpu %d, msr %llx\n",
 		cpu, (unsigned long long) slow_virt_to_phys(st));