diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
index ce985f13dce5..4feb6119c3c9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/assembler.h
@@ -722,11 +722,9 @@ USER(\label, ic	ivau, \tmp2)			// invalidate I line PoU
 	.macro		if_will_cond_yield_neon
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 	get_thread_info	x0
-	ldr		w1, [x0, #TSK_TI_PREEMPT]
-	ldr		x0, [x0, #TSK_TI_FLAGS]
-	cmp		w1, #PREEMPT_DISABLE_OFFSET
-	csel		x0, x0, xzr, eq
-	tbnz		x0, #TIF_NEED_RESCHED, .Lyield_\@	// needs rescheduling?
+	ldr		x0, [x0, #TSK_TI_PREEMPT]
+	sub		x0, x0, #PREEMPT_DISABLE_OFFSET
+	cbz		x0, .Lyield_\@
 	/* fall through to endif_yield_neon */
 	.subsection	1
 .Lyield_\@ :
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
index c7d050207e53..763f03dc4d9e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -619,10 +619,8 @@ el1_irq:
 	irq_handler
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
-	ldr	w24, [tsk, #TSK_TI_PREEMPT]	// get preempt count
-	cbnz	w24, 1f				// preempt count != 0
-	ldr	x0, [tsk, #TSK_TI_FLAGS]	// get flags
-	tbz	x0, #TIF_NEED_RESCHED, 1f	// needs rescheduling?
+	ldr	x24, [tsk, #TSK_TI_PREEMPT]	// get preempt count
+	cbnz	x24, 1f				// preempt count != 0
 	bl	el1_preempt
 1:
 #endif