diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv8-r/arm_head.S b/arch/arm/src/armv8-r/arm_head.S
index 4ea9256879e82..7cb6b134f966b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv8-r/arm_head.S
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv8-r/arm_head.S
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ __start:
 	and		r0, r0, #0x3
 	cmp		r0, #0
 	beq		__cpu0_start
-	wfe
 	cmp		r0, #1
 #if (defined(CONFIG_SMP) || defined(CONFIG_BMP)) && CONFIG_NR_CPUS > 1
 	beq		__cpu1_start