diff --git a/target-i386/helper.c b/target-i386/helper.c
index a15ec5a6a..b358c2ecf 100644
--- a/target-i386/helper.c
+++ b/target-i386/helper.c
@@ -2118,7 +2118,6 @@ void helper_lret_protected(int shift, int addend)
     helper_ret_protected(shift, 0, addend);
 #ifdef USE_KQEMU
     if (kqemu_is_ok(env)) {
-        CC_OP = CC_OP_EFLAGS;
         env->exception_index = -1;
         cpu_loop_exit();
     }