diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index fa0376b38019..fc8822fccac1 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -1297,8 +1297,7 @@ static inline void n_tty_receive_char(struct tty_struct *tty, unsigned char c)
 			tty->canon_data++;
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tty->read_lock, flags);
 			kill_fasync(&tty->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
-			if (waitqueue_active(&tty->read_wait))
-				wake_up_interruptible(&tty->read_wait);
+			wake_up_interruptible(&tty->read_wait);
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1421,8 +1420,7 @@ static void n_tty_receive_buf(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *cp,
 	if ((!tty->icanon && (tty->read_cnt >= tty->minimum_to_wake)) ||
 		L_EXTPROC(tty)) {
 		kill_fasync(&tty->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
-		if (waitqueue_active(&tty->read_wait))
-			wake_up_interruptible(&tty->read_wait);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&tty->read_wait);
 	}
 
 	/*