diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 70b8ebf08edd26..ded4339be8f910 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -964,8 +964,6 @@ static void push_to_pool(struct work_struct *work)
 static size_t account(struct entropy_store *r, size_t nbytes, int min,
 		      int reserved)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int wakeup_write = 0;
 	int have_bytes;
 	int entropy_count, orig;
 	size_t ibytes;
@@ -977,24 +975,19 @@ static size_t account(struct entropy_store *r, size_t nbytes, int min,
 	entropy_count = orig = ACCESS_ONCE(r->entropy_count);
 	have_bytes = entropy_count >> (ENTROPY_SHIFT + 3);
 	ibytes = nbytes;
-	if (have_bytes < min + reserved) {
+	/* If limited, never pull more than available */
+	if (r->limit)
+		ibytes = min_t(size_t, ibytes, have_bytes - reserved);
+	if (ibytes < min)
 		ibytes = 0;
-	} else {
-		/* If limited, never pull more than available */
-		if (r->limit)
-			ibytes = min_t(size_t, ibytes, have_bytes - reserved);
-		entropy_count = max_t(int, 0,
-			    entropy_count - (ibytes << (ENTROPY_SHIFT + 3)));
-		if (cmpxchg(&r->entropy_count, orig, entropy_count) != orig)
-			goto retry;
-
-		if ((r->entropy_count >> ENTROPY_SHIFT)
-		    < random_write_wakeup_thresh)
-			wakeup_write = 1;
-	}
+	entropy_count = max_t(int, 0,
+			      entropy_count - (ibytes << (ENTROPY_SHIFT + 3)));
+	if (cmpxchg(&r->entropy_count, orig, entropy_count) != orig)
+		goto retry;
 
 	trace_debit_entropy(r->name, 8 * ibytes);
-	if (wakeup_write) {
+	if (ibytes &&
+	    (r->entropy_count >> ENTROPY_SHIFT) < random_write_wakeup_thresh) {
 		wake_up_interruptible(&random_write_wait);
 		kill_fasync(&fasync, SIGIO, POLL_OUT);
 	}