diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c
index 3479332113e9..abc12426ef0a 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c
@@ -752,10 +752,7 @@ int register_xenstore_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (xenstored_ready > 0)
-		ret = nb->notifier_call(nb, 0, NULL);
-	else
-		blocking_notifier_chain_register(&xenstore_chain, nb);
+	blocking_notifier_chain_register(&xenstore_chain, nb);
 
 	return ret;
 }