diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
index e32d737e039f..83e223318822 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include <asm/cpuidle.h>
 #include <asm/vector.h>
 
-register unsigned long gp_in_global __asm__("gp");
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR) && !defined(CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR_PER_TASK)
 #include <linux/stackprotector.h>
 unsigned long __stack_chk_guard __read_mostly;
@@ -186,7 +184,6 @@ int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 	if (unlikely(args->fn)) {
 		/* Kernel thread */
 		memset(childregs, 0, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
-		childregs->gp = gp_in_global;
 		/* Supervisor/Machine, irqs on: */
 		childregs->status = SR_PP | SR_PIE;