diff --git a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
index 1e882dfc8b79..3a6aeae98a4a 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ pv_wait_early(struct pv_node *prev, int loop)
 	if ((loop & PV_PREV_CHECK_MASK) != 0)
 		return false;
 
-	return READ_ONCE(prev->state) != vcpu_running || vcpu_is_preempted(prev->cpu);
+	return READ_ONCE(prev->state) != vcpu_running;
 }
 
 /*