diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c
index b7be96a53597..e2c08443f284 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ void pkvm_destroy_hyp_vm(struct kvm *host_kvm)
 
 int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *host_kvm)
 {
-	mutex_init(&host_kvm->lock);
 	return 0;
 }