diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/global_data.h
index bb4112f22a3..f7922fac41c 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ struct arch_global_data {
 
 #include <asm-generic/global_data.h>
 
-#define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register volatile gd_t *gd asm ("r31")
+#define DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR     register gd_t *gd asm ("r31")
 
 #define gd_cpuinfo()	((struct microblaze_cpuinfo *)&gd->arch.cpuinfo)