diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 4770d7709dc2..acc926f07dc1 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -2533,8 +2533,7 @@ static void force_qs_rnp(int (*f)(struct rcu_data *rdp))
 		raw_spin_lock_irqsave_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 		rcu_state.cbovldnext |= !!rnp->cbovldmask;
 		if (rnp->qsmask == 0) {
-			if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU) ||
-			    rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp)) {
+			if (rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp)) {
 				/*
 				 * No point in scanning bits because they
 				 * are all zero.  But we might need to