diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_pseries.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_pseries.c
index 09fafcf2d3a0..08ce7e4ad9f0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_pseries.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_pseries.c
@@ -845,8 +845,7 @@ static int __init eeh_pseries_init(void)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* Initialize error log lock and size */
-	spin_lock_init(&slot_errbuf_lock);
+	/* Initialize error log size */
 	eeh_error_buf_size = rtas_token("rtas-error-log-max");
 	if (eeh_error_buf_size == RTAS_UNKNOWN_SERVICE) {
 		pr_info("%s: unknown EEH error log size\n",