diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed.c b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
index cc59176..4bc292f 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
@@ -1301,7 +1301,6 @@
     mc->default_ram_size       = 1 * GiB;
     mc->default_cpus = mc->min_cpus = mc->max_cpus =
         aspeed_soc_num_cpus(amc->soc_name);
-        aspeed_soc_num_cpus(amc->soc_name);
 };
 
 static void aspeed_machine_sonorapass_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)