diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index 92f6c30a1dbb..42e35a6977c9 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ static int ep_insert(struct eventpoll *ep, const struct epoll_event *event,
 	ep_set_busy_poll_napi_id(epi);
 
 	/* If the file is already "ready" we drop it inside the ready list */
-	if ((revents & event->events) && !ep_is_linked(&epi->rdllink)) {
+	if (revents && !ep_is_linked(&epi->rdllink)) {
 		list_add_tail(&epi->rdllink, &ep->rdllist);
 		ep_pm_stay_awake(epi);
 
@@ -1546,7 +1546,6 @@ static int ep_modify(struct eventpoll *ep, struct epitem *epi,
 		     const struct epoll_event *event)
 {
 	int pwake = 0;
-	unsigned int revents;
 	poll_table pt;
 
 	init_poll_funcptr(&pt, NULL);
@@ -1588,14 +1587,10 @@ static int ep_modify(struct eventpoll *ep, struct epitem *epi,
 	/*
 	 * Get current event bits. We can safely use the file* here because
 	 * its usage count has been increased by the caller of this function.
-	 */
-	revents = ep_item_poll(epi, &pt, 1);
-
-	/*
 	 * If the item is "hot" and it is not registered inside the ready
 	 * list, push it inside.
 	 */
-	if (revents & event->events) {
+	if (ep_item_poll(epi, &pt, 1)) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&ep->lock);
 		if (!ep_is_linked(&epi->rdllink)) {
 			list_add_tail(&epi->rdllink, &ep->rdllist);