diff --git a/arch/csky/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/csky/kernel/vdso.c
index 1cd13a2b34eb4f..5c9ef63c29f1d9 100644
--- a/arch/csky/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/csky/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 		(VM_READ | VM_EXEC | VM_MAYREAD | VM_MAYWRITE | VM_MAYEXEC),
 		&vdso_mapping);
 
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(vma))) {
+	if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
 		mm->context.vdso = NULL;
 		goto end;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 	vma = _install_special_mapping(mm, vdso_base, PAGE_SIZE,
 		(VM_READ | VM_MAYREAD), &vvar_mapping);
 
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(vma))) {
+	if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
 		mm->context.vdso = NULL;
 		goto end;
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c b/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c
index e2db291d87cab3..add35c51e01781 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm, int uses_interp)
 				      VM_MAYREAD | VM_MAYWRITE | VM_MAYEXEC,
 				      &vdso_mapping);
 	ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
-	if (unlikely(IS_ERR(vma)))
+	if (IS_ERR(vma))
 		goto up_fail;
 
 	current->mm->context.vdso = (void *)addr;