diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
index fb12fe205f86..e33dc8e9e87d 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
@@ -457,9 +457,12 @@ static void update_balloon_size_func(struct work_struct *work)
 			  update_balloon_size_work);
 	diff = towards_target(vb);
 
+	if (!diff)
+		return;
+
 	if (diff > 0)
 		diff -= fill_balloon(vb, diff);
-	else if (diff < 0)
+	else
 		diff += leak_balloon(vb, -diff);
 	update_balloon_size(vb);