diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/include/mach/system.h b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/include/mach/system.h
index d2aa26f5acd7..54c0af7fa2d4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/include/mach/system.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ixp4xx/include/mach/system.h
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 
 static inline void arch_idle(void)
 {
+	/* ixp4xx does not implement the XScale PWRMODE register,
+	 * so it must not call cpu_do_idle() here.
+	 */
 #if 0
-	if (!hlt_counter)
-		cpu_do_idle(0);
+	cpu_do_idle();
 #endif
 }