diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
index c0db321db7e1..1f7f5a2b61bf 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -676,10 +676,7 @@ ret_fast_syscall_trace:
 work_pending:
 	tbnz	x1, #TIF_NEED_RESCHED, work_resched
 	/* TIF_SIGPENDING, TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME or TIF_FOREIGN_FPSTATE case */
-	ldr	x2, [sp, #S_PSTATE]
 	mov	x0, sp				// 'regs'
-	tst	x2, #PSR_MODE_MASK		// user mode regs?
-	b.ne	no_work_pending			// returning to kernel
 	enable_irq				// enable interrupts for do_notify_resume()
 	bl	do_notify_resume
 	b	ret_to_user
@@ -698,7 +695,6 @@ ret_to_user:
 	and	x2, x1, #_TIF_WORK_MASK
 	cbnz	x2, work_pending
 	enable_step_tsk x1, x2
-no_work_pending:
 	kernel_exit 0
 ENDPROC(ret_to_user)