diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index c27cad7..3d63244 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -391,9 +391,6 @@ static void amd_e400_idle(void)
  */
 static int prefer_mwait_c1_over_halt(const struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
-	if (c->x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_INTEL)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (!cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_MWAIT))
 		return 0;