--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -440,7 +440,9 @@ static bool vhost_run_work_list(void *da
 	struct vhost_worker *worker = data;
 	struct vhost_work *work, *work_next;
 	struct llist_node *node;
+	bool did = false;
 
+again:
 	node = llist_del_all(&worker->work_list);
 	if (node) {
 		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
@@ -455,9 +457,11 @@ static bool vhost_run_work_list(void *da
 			kcov_remote_stop();
 			cond_resched();
 		}
+		did = true;
+		goto again;
 	}
 
-	return !!node;
+	return did;
 }
 
 static void vhost_worker_killed(void *data)