diff --git a/util/qemu-timer.c b/util/qemu-timer.c
index 0e8a453eaa..3243d2c515 100644
--- a/util/qemu-timer.c
+++ b/util/qemu-timer.c
@@ -675,17 +675,10 @@ int64_t qemu_clock_advance_virtual_time(int64_t dest)
 {
     int64_t clock = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
     AioContext *aio_context;
-    int64_t deadline;
-
     aio_context = qemu_get_aio_context();
-
-    deadline = qemu_clock_deadline_ns_all(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
-                                          QEMU_TIMER_ATTR_ALL);
-    /*
-     * A deadline of < 0 indicates this timer is not enabled, so we
-     * won't get far trying to run it forward.
-     */
-    while (deadline >= 0 && clock < dest) {
+    while (clock < dest) {
+        int64_t deadline = qemu_clock_deadline_ns_all(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
+                                                      QEMU_TIMER_ATTR_ALL);
         int64_t warp = qemu_soonest_timeout(dest - clock, deadline);
 
         qemu_virtual_clock_set_ns(qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + warp);
@@ -693,9 +686,6 @@ int64_t qemu_clock_advance_virtual_time(int64_t dest)
         qemu_clock_run_timers(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
         timerlist_run_timers(aio_context->tlg.tl[QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL]);
         clock = qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
-
-        deadline = qemu_clock_deadline_ns_all(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
-                                              QEMU_TIMER_ATTR_ALL);
     }
     qemu_clock_notify(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);