diff --git a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index 7d095c0add25..6824bd7cb3c4 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -1369,8 +1369,6 @@ static void run_vmbus_irqd(unsigned int cpu)
 	__vmbus_isr();
 }
 
-static bool vmbus_irq_initialized;
-
 static struct smp_hotplug_thread vmbus_irq_threads = {
 	.store                  = &vmbus_irqd,
 	.setup			= vmbus_irqd_setup,
@@ -1497,11 +1495,10 @@ static int vmbus_bus_init(void)
 	 * the VMbus interrupt handler.
 	 */
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) && !vmbus_irq_initialized) {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT)) {
 		ret = smpboot_register_percpu_thread(&vmbus_irq_threads);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_kthread;
-		vmbus_irq_initialized = true;
 	}
 
 	if (vmbus_irq == -1) {
@@ -1545,10 +1542,8 @@ err_connect:
 	else
 		free_percpu_irq(vmbus_irq, &vmbus_evt);
 err_setup:
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) && vmbus_irq_initialized) {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
 		smpboot_unregister_percpu_thread(&vmbus_irq_threads);
-		vmbus_irq_initialized = false;
-	}
 err_kthread:
 	bus_unregister(&hv_bus);
 	return ret;
@@ -3046,10 +3041,9 @@ static void __exit vmbus_exit(void)
 		hv_remove_vmbus_handler();
 	else
 		free_percpu_irq(vmbus_irq, &vmbus_evt);
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) && vmbus_irq_initialized) {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT))
 		smpboot_unregister_percpu_thread(&vmbus_irq_threads);
-		vmbus_irq_initialized = false;
-	}
+
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
 		struct hv_per_cpu_context *hv_cpu
 			= per_cpu_ptr(hv_context.cpu_context, cpu);