diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c
index d9b77a74f8d2..f60bbaff9f65 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/severity.c
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ static int error_context(struct mce *m, struct pt_regs *regs)
 			return IN_KERNEL;
 		m->kflags |= MCE_IN_KERNEL_COPYIN;
 		fallthrough;
-	case EX_TYPE_FAULT:
 	case EX_TYPE_FAULT_MCE_SAFE:
 	case EX_TYPE_DEFAULT_MCE_SAFE:
 		m->kflags |= MCE_IN_KERNEL_RECOV;