diff --git a/tools/perf/jvmti/jvmti_agent.c b/tools/perf/jvmti/jvmti_agent.c
index 91bf333a366a..55daefff0d54 100644
--- a/tools/perf/jvmti/jvmti_agent.c
+++ b/tools/perf/jvmti/jvmti_agent.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ static int get_e_machine(struct jitheader *hdr)
 	ssize_t sret;
 	char id[16];
 	int fd, ret = -1;
-	int m = -1;
 	struct {
 		uint16_t e_type;
 		uint16_t e_machine;
@@ -81,11 +80,7 @@ static int get_e_machine(struct jitheader *hdr)
 	if (sret != sizeof(info))
 		goto error;
 
-	m = info.e_machine;
-	if (m < 0)
-		m = 0; /* ELF EM_NONE */
-
-	hdr->elf_mach = m;
+	hdr->elf_mach = info.e_machine;
 	ret = 0;
 error:
 	close(fd);