diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 2d46037ce936..597498d6db2e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -2831,7 +2831,6 @@ static noinline void kvmppc_run_core(struct kvmppc_vcore *vc)
 		 */
 		if (!thr0_done)
 			kvmppc_start_thread(NULL, pvc);
-		thr += pvc->num_threads;
 	}
 
 	/*