diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
index 29b5af8efb71..4e3cba6da3f5 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
@@ -455,8 +455,7 @@ int mei_irq_write_handler(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_cl_cb *cmpl_list)
 
 		cl->status = 0;
 		list_del(&cb->list);
-		if (MEI_WRITING == cl->writing_state &&
-		    cb->fop_type == MEI_FOP_WRITE &&
+		if (cb->fop_type == MEI_FOP_WRITE &&
 		    cl != &dev->iamthif_cl) {
 			cl_dbg(dev, cl, "MEI WRITE COMPLETE\n");
 			cl->writing_state = MEI_WRITE_COMPLETE;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
index b35594dbf52f..147413145c97 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
@@ -644,8 +644,7 @@ static unsigned int mei_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (MEI_WRITE_COMPLETE == cl->writing_state)
-		mask |= (POLLIN | POLLRDNORM);
+	mask |= (POLLIN | POLLRDNORM);
 
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);