diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c
index 01a7c1706a58b1df8724f8afc49b4a3a46919bcd..65a630f62363c2a04588e0f7bcf328548b820ca1 100644
--- a/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/kernel/smp.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static void flush_smp_call_function_queue(bool warn_cpu_offline)
 
 	/* There shouldn't be any pending callbacks on an offline CPU. */
 	if (unlikely(warn_cpu_offline && !cpu_online(smp_processor_id()) &&
-		     !warned && !llist_empty(head))) {
+		     !warned && entry != NULL)) {
 		warned = true;
 		WARN(1, "IPI on offline CPU %d\n", smp_processor_id());