diff --git a/lib/debugobjects.c b/lib/debugobjects.c
index 6329a86edcf1..5ce473ad499b 100644
--- a/lib/debugobjects.c
+++ b/lib/debugobjects.c
@@ -135,15 +135,13 @@ static void fill_pool(void)
 		return;
 
 	/*
-	 * Reuse objs from the global free list; they will be reinitialized
-	 * when allocating.
+	 * Reuse objs from the global obj_to_free list; they will be
+	 * reinitialized when allocating.
 	 *
-	 * Both obj_nr_tofree and obj_pool_free are checked locklessly; the
-	 * READ_ONCE()s pair with the WRITE_ONCE()s in pool_lock critical
-	 * sections.
+	 * obj_nr_tofree is checked locklessly; the READ_ONCE() pairs with
+	 * the WRITE_ONCE() in pool_lock critical sections.
 	 */
-	while (READ_ONCE(obj_nr_tofree) &&
-	       READ_ONCE(obj_pool_free) < debug_objects_pool_min_level) {
+	if (READ_ONCE(obj_nr_tofree)) {
 		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&pool_lock, flags);
 		/*
 		 * Recheck with the lock held as the worker thread might have