diff --git a/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c b/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
index 9339f2aad567..ee691b20d4a3 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
@@ -599,7 +599,9 @@ static void lateeoi_list_add(struct irq_info *info)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&eoi->eoi_list_lock, flags);
 
-	if (list_empty(&eoi->eoi_list)) {
+	elem = list_first_entry_or_null(&eoi->eoi_list, struct irq_info,
+					eoi_list);
+	if (!elem || info->eoi_time < elem->eoi_time) {
 		list_add(&info->eoi_list, &eoi->eoi_list);
 		mod_delayed_work_on(info->eoi_cpu, system_wq,
 				    &eoi->delayed, delay);