diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_restricted.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_restricted.go
index c3321c2030e..5ee2f245d63 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_restricted.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_restricted.go
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ func (p *restrictedPolicy) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (p *restrictedPolicy) canAdmitPodResult(hint *TopologyHint) bool {
-	if !hint.Preferred {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
+	return hint.Preferred
 }
 
 func (p *restrictedPolicy) Merge(providersHints []map[string][]TopologyHint) (TopologyHint, bool) {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_single_numa_node.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_single_numa_node.go
index 0e94c282d48..e26f4cb796b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_single_numa_node.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/policy_single_numa_node.go
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ func (p *singleNumaNodePolicy) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (p *singleNumaNodePolicy) canAdmitPodResult(hint *TopologyHint) bool {
-	if !hint.Preferred {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
+	return hint.Preferred
 }
 
 // Return hints that have valid bitmasks with exactly one bit set.