diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/crash.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/crash.c
index 3f3a5797d198..b2a8b3da8af3 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/crash.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/crash.c
@@ -140,10 +140,6 @@ kdump_cpu_freeze(struct unw_frame_info *info, void *arg)
 	atomic_inc(&kdump_cpu_frozen);
 	kdump_status[cpuid] = 1;
 	mb();
-#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-	if (cpuid != 0)
-		ia64_jump_to_sal(&sal_boot_rendez_state[cpuid]);
-#endif
 	for (;;)
 		cpu_relax();
 }