diff --git a/x86_64-gen.c b/x86_64-gen.c
index b51adb3..8495737 100644
--- a/x86_64-gen.c
+++ b/x86_64-gen.c
@@ -2226,7 +2226,6 @@ ST_FUNC void gen_vla_sp_restore(int addr) {
 /* Subtract from the stack pointer, and push the resulting value onto the stack */
 ST_FUNC void gen_vla_alloc(CType *type, int align) {
     int r;
-    get_flags();
 #ifdef TCC_TARGET_PE
     /* alloca does more than just adjust %rsp on Windows */
     vpush_global_sym(&func_old_type, TOK_alloca);