diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index a7f07d5..a3d25f415 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -1156,8 +1156,7 @@
 	/* Note: this timer irq context must be accounted for as well. */
 	account_process_tick(p, user_tick);
 	run_local_timers();
-	if (rcu_pending(cpu))
-		rcu_check_callbacks(cpu, user_tick);
+	rcu_check_callbacks(cpu, user_tick);
 	printk_tick();
 	scheduler_tick();
 	run_posix_cpu_timers(p);