diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 481a13c43b1708d3501a7f686760573c4eab6a34..d3bf660cb57fb8a26e55c3605dffc78ce82035f4 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -802,8 +802,7 @@ static irqreturn_t irq_thread_fn(struct irq_desc *desc,
 
 static void wake_threads_waitq(struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&desc->threads_active) &&
-	    waitqueue_active(&desc->wait_for_threads))
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&desc->threads_active))
 		wake_up(&desc->wait_for_threads);
 }