diff --git a/mm/vmpressure.c b/mm/vmpressure.c
index f4ee6a190a4d..192f9731931d 100644
--- a/mm/vmpressure.c
+++ b/mm/vmpressure.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void vmpressure(gfp_t gfp, struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 	scanned = vmpr->scanned;
 	spin_unlock(&vmpr->sr_lock);
 
-	if (scanned < vmpressure_win || work_pending(&vmpr->work))
+	if (scanned < vmpressure_win)
 		return;
 	schedule_work(&vmpr->work);
 }