diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
index a2024247bec1..2e2776d3a1dc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ static bool preempt_fences_waiting(struct xe_vm *vm)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(q, &vm->preempt.exec_queues, compute.link) {
 		if (!q->compute.pfence ||
-		    (q->compute.pfence && test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_ENABLE_SIGNAL_BIT,
-						   &q->compute.pfence->flags))) {
+		    test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_ENABLE_SIGNAL_BIT,
+			     &q->compute.pfence->flags)) {
 			return true;
 		}
 	}