diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 8edc871..c3f076f 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -4103,17 +4103,13 @@
 	 * Let's determine what needs to be done.  If the target cpumask is
 	 * different from wq's, we need to compare it to @pwq's and create
 	 * a new one if they don't match.  If the target cpumask equals
-	 * wq's, the default pwq should be used.  If @pwq is already the
-	 * default one, nothing to do; otherwise, install the default one.
+	 * wq's, the default pwq should be used.
 	 */
 	if (wq_calc_node_cpumask(wq->unbound_attrs, node, cpu_off, cpumask)) {
 		if (cpumask_equal(cpumask, pwq->pool->attrs->cpumask))
 			goto out_unlock;
 	} else {
-		if (pwq == wq->dfl_pwq)
-			goto out_unlock;
-		else
-			goto use_dfl_pwq;
+		goto use_dfl_pwq;
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&wq->mutex);