diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
index 00bcc57428c7..683cbd686d01 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
@@ -457,16 +457,14 @@ int kvmppc_core_prepare_to_enter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static void kvmppc_check_requests(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	if (vcpu->requests) {
-		trace_kvm_check_requests(vcpu);
+	trace_kvm_check_requests(vcpu);
 
-		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER, vcpu))
-			update_timer_ints(vcpu);
+	if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER, vcpu))
+		update_timer_ints(vcpu);
 #if defined(CONFIG_KVM_E500V2) || defined(CONFIG_KVM_E500MC)
-		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH, vcpu))
-			kvmppc_core_flush_tlb(vcpu);
+	if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH, vcpu))
+		kvmppc_core_flush_tlb(vcpu);
 #endif
-	}
 }
 
 /*