diff --git a/kernel/irq_work.c b/kernel/irq_work.c
index 2899ba0d23d1..abc65de5d793 100644
--- a/kernel/irq_work.c
+++ b/kernel/irq_work.c
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ void __weak arch_irq_work_raise(void)
 	 */
 }
 
+static inline bool use_lazy_list(struct irq_work *work)
+{
+	return (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL) && !(work->flags & IRQ_WORK_HARD_IRQ))
+		|| (work->flags & IRQ_WORK_LAZY);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 /*
  * Enqueue the irq_work @work on @cpu unless it's already pending
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ bool irq_work_queue_on(struct irq_work *work, int cpu)
 	if (!irq_work_claim(work))
 		return false;
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL) && !(work->flags & IRQ_WORK_HARD_IRQ))
+	if (use_lazy_list(work))
 		list = &per_cpu(lazy_list, cpu);
 	else
 		list = &per_cpu(raised_list, cpu);
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_work_queue_on);
 bool irq_work_queue(struct irq_work *work)
 {
 	struct llist_head *list;
-	bool lazy_work, realtime = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL);
+	int lazy_work;
 
 	/* Only queue if not already pending */
 	if (!irq_work_claim(work))
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ bool irq_work_queue(struct irq_work *work)
 
 	lazy_work = work->flags & IRQ_WORK_LAZY;
 
-	if (lazy_work || (realtime && !(work->flags & IRQ_WORK_HARD_IRQ)))
+	if (use_lazy_list(work))
 		list = this_cpu_ptr(&lazy_list);
 	else
 		list = this_cpu_ptr(&raised_list);
diff --git a/localversion-rt b/localversion-rt
index 9bc39cfc747c..7cbd4fa29217 100644
--- a/localversion-rt
+++ b/localversion-rt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--rt196
+-rt197