diff --git a/hypervisor/common/ptdev.c b/hypervisor/common/ptdev.c
index a057b13a4..6d2d149b1 100644
--- a/hypervisor/common/ptdev.c
+++ b/hypervisor/common/ptdev.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <softirq.h>
 #include <ptdev.h>
 #include <irq.h>
-#include <atomic.h>
 #include <logmsg.h>
 
 #define PTIRQ_BITMAP_ARRAY_SIZE	INT_DIV_ROUNDUP(CONFIG_MAX_PT_IRQ_ENTRIES, 64U)
@@ -16,11 +15,6 @@ struct ptirq_remapping_info ptirq_entries[CONFIG_MAX_PT_IRQ_ENTRIES];
 static uint64_t ptirq_entry_bitmaps[PTIRQ_BITMAP_ARRAY_SIZE];
 spinlock_t ptdev_lock;
 
-bool is_entry_active(const struct ptirq_remapping_info *entry)
-{
-	return atomic_load32(&entry->active) == ACTIVE_FLAG;
-}
-
 static inline uint16_t ptirq_alloc_entry_id(void)
 {
 	uint16_t id = (uint16_t)ffz64_ex(ptirq_entry_bitmaps, CONFIG_MAX_PT_IRQ_ENTRIES);
@@ -100,7 +94,7 @@ struct ptirq_remapping_info *ptirq_alloc_entry(struct acrn_vm *vm, uint32_t intr
 
 		initialize_timer(&entry->intr_delay_timer, ptirq_intr_delay_callback, entry, 0UL, 0, 0UL);
 
-		atomic_clear32(&entry->active, ACTIVE_FLAG);
+		entry->active = false;
 	} else {
 		pr_err("Alloc ptdev irq entry failed");
 	}
@@ -167,7 +161,7 @@ int32_t ptirq_activate_entry(struct ptirq_remapping_info *entry, uint32_t phys_i
 		pr_err("request irq failed, please check!, phys-irq=%d", phys_irq);
 	} else {
 		entry->allocated_pirq = (uint32_t)retval;
-		atomic_set32(&entry->active, ACTIVE_FLAG);
+		entry->active = true;
 	}
 
 	return retval;
@@ -175,7 +169,7 @@ int32_t ptirq_activate_entry(struct ptirq_remapping_info *entry, uint32_t phys_i
 
 void ptirq_deactivate_entry(struct ptirq_remapping_info *entry)
 {
-	atomic_clear32(&entry->active, ACTIVE_FLAG);
+	entry->active = false;
 	free_irq(entry->allocated_pirq);
 }
 
diff --git a/hypervisor/include/common/ptdev.h b/hypervisor/include/common/ptdev.h
index f8677be65..237edd72a 100644
--- a/hypervisor/include/common/ptdev.h
+++ b/hypervisor/include/common/ptdev.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include <pci.h>
 #include <timer.h>
 
-#define ACTIVE_FLAG 0x1U /* any non zero should be okay */
-
 #define PTDEV_INTR_MSI		(1U << 0U)
 #define PTDEV_INTR_INTX		(1U << 1U)
 
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ struct ptirq_remapping_info {
 	union source_id phys_sid;
 	union source_id virt_sid;
 	struct acrn_vm *vm;
-	uint32_t active;	/* 1=active, 0=inactive and to free*/
+	bool active;	/* true=active, false=inactive*/
 	uint32_t allocated_pirq;
 	uint32_t polarity; /* 0=active high, 1=active low*/
 	struct list_head softirq_node;
@@ -144,10 +142,14 @@ struct ptirq_remapping_info {
 	ptirq_arch_release_fn_t release_cb;
 };
 
+static inline bool is_entry_active(const struct ptirq_remapping_info *entry)
+{
+	return entry->active;
+}
+
 extern struct ptirq_remapping_info ptirq_entries[CONFIG_MAX_PT_IRQ_ENTRIES];
 extern spinlock_t ptdev_lock;
 
-bool is_entry_active(const struct ptirq_remapping_info *entry);
 void ptirq_softirq(uint16_t pcpu_id);
 void ptdev_init(void);
 void ptdev_release_all_entries(const struct acrn_vm *vm);