diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
index d221829502f3..a795dad2b99a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
@@ -467,10 +467,8 @@ static void timer_emulate(struct arch_timer_context *ctx)
 
 	trace_kvm_timer_emulate(ctx, should_fire);
 
-	if (should_fire != ctx->irq.level) {
+	if (should_fire != ctx->irq.level)
 		kvm_timer_update_irq(ctx->vcpu, should_fire, ctx);
-		return;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * If the timer can fire now, we don't need to have a soft timer