diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
index d3d243366536..035e43f5d4f9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
@@ -471,10 +471,8 @@ 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;
-	}
 
 	kvm_timer_update_status(ctx, should_fire);