diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/wait.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/wait.h
index 9624c8467657..7ae6464c6d4e 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/wait.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/wait.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ do {									\
 	void *c = &(q).wchan;						\
 	if (!(cond)) {							\
 		for (;;) {						\
-			if (unlikely(SCHEDULER_STOPPED()))		\
+			if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())			\
 				break;					\
 			sleepq_lock(c);					\
 			if (cond) {					\
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ do {									\
 	_error = 0;							\
 	if (!(cond)) {							\
 		for (; _error == 0;) {					\
-			if (unlikely(SCHEDULER_STOPPED()))		\
+			if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())			\
 				break;					\
 			sleepq_lock(c);					\
 			if (cond) {					\
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ do {									\
 									\
 	if (!(cond)) {							\
 		for (; __rc == 0;) {					\
-			if (unlikely(SCHEDULER_STOPPED()))		\
+			if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())			\
 				break;					\
 			sleepq_lock(c);					\
 			if (cond) {					\
diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
index ae7221328ea8..d1011f682aca 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ linux_complete_common(struct completion *c, int all)
 long
 linux_wait_for_common(struct completion *c, int flags)
 {
-	if (unlikely(SCHEDULER_STOPPED()))
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
 		return (0);
 
 	if (flags != 0)
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ linux_wait_for_timeout_common(struct completion *c, long timeout, int flags)
 {
 	long end = jiffies + timeout;
 
-	if (unlikely(SCHEDULER_STOPPED()))
+	if (SCHEDULER_STOPPED())
 		return (0);
 
 	if (flags != 0)