diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 89a9e1b4264a..0bcf00e3ce48 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ void run_local_timers(void)
 	hrtimer_run_queues();
 	/* Raise the softirq only if required. */
 	if (time_before(jiffies, base->clk)) {
-		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON) || !base->nohz_active)
+		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON))
 			return;
 		/* CPU is awake, so check the deferrable base. */
 		base++;