diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_32.c
index c54f3639c5ad..d8ef2e100505 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_32.c
@@ -1450,7 +1450,6 @@ int pci_read_irq_line(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	pci_dev->irq = virq;
-	pci_write_config_byte(pci_dev, PCI_INTERRUPT_LINE, virq);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_64.c
index 73c59ec49120..b6d08738180b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci_64.c
@@ -1325,7 +1325,6 @@ int pci_read_irq_line(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 	DBG(" -> mapped to linux irq %d\n", virq);
 
 	pci_dev->irq = virq;
-	pci_write_config_byte(pci_dev, PCI_INTERRUPT_LINE, virq);
 
 	return 0;
 }