diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_timer.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_timer.c
index ad34519c8a13..3ac2ff6a65da 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_timer.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_timer.c
@@ -147,10 +147,8 @@ static void kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_blocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		return;
 
 	delta_ns = kvm_riscv_delta_cycles2ns(t->next_cycles, gt, t);
-	if (delta_ns) {
-		hrtimer_start(&t->hrt, ktime_set(0, delta_ns), HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
-		t->next_set = true;
-	}
+	hrtimer_start(&t->hrt, ktime_set(0, delta_ns), HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+	t->next_set = true;
 }
 
 static void kvm_riscv_vcpu_timer_unblocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)