diff --git a/block/cfq-iosched.c b/block/cfq-iosched.c
index 2544c219c00c0e8fdddcf0a1f66863a80a2c356e..98569c2f373eca985c5d0bda1e03a6a97aec4f5d 100644
--- a/block/cfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/cfq-iosched.c
@@ -3969,7 +3969,6 @@ cfq_should_preempt(struct cfq_data *cfqd, struct cfq_queue *new_cfqq,
 	/* Allow preemption only if we are idling on sync-noidle tree */
 	if (cfqd->serving_wl_type == SYNC_NOIDLE_WORKLOAD &&
 	    cfqq_type(new_cfqq) == SYNC_NOIDLE_WORKLOAD &&
-	    new_cfqq->service_tree->count == 2 &&
 	    RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&cfqq->sort_list))
 		return true;