diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/smp.h b/headers/private/kernel/smp.h
index 685e3d5a03..43126eb697 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/smp.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/smp.h
@@ -210,10 +210,7 @@ static inline bool
 try_acquire_read_spinlock_inline(rw_spinlock* lock)
 {
 	uint32 previous = atomic_add(&lock->lock, 1);
-	if ((previous & (1u << 31)) == 0)
-		return true;
-	atomic_test_and_set(&lock->lock, 1u << 31, previous);
-	return false;
+	return (previous & (1u << 31)) == 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/smp.cpp b/src/system/kernel/smp.cpp
index a82c7a273e..325fa7206d 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/smp.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/smp.cpp
@@ -617,11 +617,7 @@ try_acquire_read_spinlock(rw_spinlock* lock)
 #endif
 
 	uint32 previous = atomic_add(&lock->lock, 1);
-	if ((previous & (1u << 31)) == 0)
-		return true;
-
-	atomic_test_and_set(&lock->lock, 1u << 31, previous);
-	return false;
+	return (previous & (1u << 31)) == 0;
 }