diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/pmu_acpi.c b/sys/arm/arm/pmu_acpi.c
index 8812ac7b3af..f11eacb5059 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/pmu_acpi.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/pmu_acpi.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ madt_handler(ACPI_SUBTABLE_HEADER *entry, void *arg)
 		/* pcpu not found. */
 		device_printf(sc->dev, "MADT: could not find pcpu, "
 		    "ArmMpidr %lx\n", intr->ArmMpidr);
-		ctx->error = ENODEV;
 		return;
 	}