diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
index 4cde404853eb..75a05b6b64d3 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
@@ -3732,7 +3732,7 @@ static void sde_kms_irq_affinity_notify(
 	sde_kms->irq_cpu_mask = *mask;
 
 	// request vote with updated irq cpu mask
-	if (sde_kms->irq_enabled)
+	if (atomic_read(&sde_kms->irq_vote_count))
 		_sde_kms_update_pm_qos_irq_request(sde_kms);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->phandle.phandle_lock);