diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/irq.c b/xen/arch/x86/irq.c
index abd773f35d..5e062497ee 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/irq.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/irq.c
@@ -658,9 +658,6 @@ void move_masked_irq(struct irq_desc *desc)
     
     desc->status &= ~IRQ_MOVE_PENDING;
 
-    if (unlikely(cpumask_empty(pending_mask)))
-        return;
-
     if (!desc->handler->set_affinity)
         return;