diff --git a/posts/2015-08-25-entering-longmode.md b/posts/2015-08-25-entering-longmode.md
index 9dbc11e0..442e2111 100644
--- a/posts/2015-08-25-entering-longmode.md
+++ b/posts/2015-08-25-entering-longmode.md
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ enable_paging:
     ; enable paging in the cr0 register
     mov eax, cr0
     or eax, 1 << 31
-    or eax, 1 << 16
     mov cr0, eax
 
     ret
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/boot.asm b/src/arch/x86_64/boot.asm
index 66cba279..2f5295d7 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/boot.asm
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/boot.asm
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ enable_paging:
     ; enable paging in the cr0 register
     mov eax, cr0
     or eax, 1 << 31
-    or eax, 1 << 16
     mov cr0, eax
 
     ret