diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
index 27a1f6341d41..17b8fa52bf3b 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
@@ -498,17 +498,7 @@ int kvm_timer_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-
-	/*
-	 * There is a potential race here between VCPUs starting for the first
-	 * time, which may be enabling the timer multiple times.  That doesn't
-	 * hurt though, because we're just setting a variable to the same
-	 * variable that it already was.  The important thing is that all
-	 * VCPUs have the enabled variable set, before entering the guest, if
-	 * the arch timers are enabled.
-	 */
-	if (timecounter)
-		timer->enabled = 1;
+	timer->enabled = 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }