diff --git a/drivers/xen/privcmd.c b/drivers/xen/privcmd.c
index c08ec8a7d27c..13a10f3294a8 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/privcmd.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/privcmd.c
@@ -957,7 +957,6 @@ irqfd_poll_func(struct file *file, wait_queue_head_t *wqh, poll_table *pt)
 	struct privcmd_kernel_irqfd *kirqfd =
 		container_of(pt, struct privcmd_kernel_irqfd, pt);
 
-	kirqfd->wait.flags |= WQ_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE;
 	add_wait_queue_priority(wqh, &kirqfd->wait);
 }