diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index 2fabd19cdeea..c291bf61afb9 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ static int ep_poll_callback(wait_queue_entry_t *wait, unsigned mode, int sync, v
 	 * semantics). All the events that happen during that period of time are
 	 * chained in ep->ovflist and requeued later on.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(ep->ovflist != EP_UNACTIVE_PTR)) {
+	if (ep->ovflist != EP_UNACTIVE_PTR) {
 		if (epi->next == EP_UNACTIVE_PTR) {
 			epi->next = ep->ovflist;
 			ep->ovflist = epi;