diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 6a458e9452ee..1b91030f97cd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -8352,7 +8352,7 @@ group_type group_classify(unsigned int imbalance_pct,
 	return group_has_spare;
 }
 
-static bool update_nohz_stats(struct rq *rq, bool force)
+static bool update_nohz_stats(struct rq *rq)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
 	unsigned int cpu = rq->cpu;
@@ -8363,7 +8363,7 @@ static bool update_nohz_stats(struct rq *rq, bool force)
 	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, nohz.idle_cpus_mask))
 		return false;
 
-	if (!force && !time_after(jiffies, rq->last_blocked_load_update_tick))
+	if (!time_after(jiffies, rq->last_blocked_load_update_tick))
 		return true;
 
 	update_blocked_averages(cpu);
@@ -10401,7 +10401,7 @@ static void _nohz_idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq, unsigned int flags,
 
 		rq = cpu_rq(balance_cpu);
 
-		has_blocked_load |= update_nohz_stats(rq, true);
+		has_blocked_load |= update_nohz_stats(rq);
 
 		/*
 		 * If time for next balance is due,