diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c
index fe9f773d7114..7332697cd184 100644
--- a/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/smp.c
@@ -186,25 +186,13 @@ void generic_smp_call_function_single_interrupt(void)
 
 	while (!list_empty(&list)) {
 		struct call_single_data *csd;
-		unsigned int csd_flags;
 
 		csd = list_entry(list.next, struct call_single_data, list);
 		list_del(&csd->list);
 
-		/*
-		 * 'csd' can be invalid after this call if flags == 0
-		 * (when called through generic_exec_single()),
-		 * so save them away before making the call:
-		 */
-		csd_flags = csd->flags;
-
 		csd->func(csd->info);
 
-		/*
-		 * Unlocked CSDs are valid through generic_exec_single():
-		 */
-		if (csd_flags & CSD_FLAG_LOCK)
-			csd_unlock(csd);
+		csd_unlock(csd);
 	}
 }