diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index d80523fb1de5..079c09251e90 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -298,9 +298,8 @@ static inline bool need_pull_dl_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline int pull_dl_task(struct rq *rq)
+static inline void pull_dl_task(struct rq *rq)
 {
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void queue_push_tasks(struct rq *rq)
@@ -1041,7 +1040,7 @@ static void check_preempt_equal_dl(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 	resched_curr(rq);
 }
 
-static int pull_dl_task(struct rq *this_rq);
+static void pull_dl_task(struct rq *this_rq);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
@@ -1472,15 +1471,16 @@ static void push_dl_tasks(struct rq *rq)
 		;
 }
 
-static int pull_dl_task(struct rq *this_rq)
+static void pull_dl_task(struct rq *this_rq)
 {
-	int this_cpu = this_rq->cpu, ret = 0, cpu;
+	int this_cpu = this_rq->cpu, cpu;
 	struct task_struct *p;
+	bool resched = false;
 	struct rq *src_rq;
 	u64 dmin = LONG_MAX;
 
 	if (likely(!dl_overloaded(this_rq)))
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
 	/*
 	 * Match the barrier from dl_set_overloaded; this guarantees that if we
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ static int pull_dl_task(struct rq *this_rq)
 					   src_rq->curr->dl.deadline))
 				goto skip;
 
-			ret = 1;
+			resched = true;
 
 			deactivate_task(src_rq, p, 0);
 			set_task_cpu(p, this_cpu);
@@ -1548,7 +1548,8 @@ static int pull_dl_task(struct rq *this_rq)
 		double_unlock_balance(this_rq, src_rq);
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	if (resched)
+		resched_curr(this_rq);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1704,8 +1705,7 @@ static void switched_from_dl(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 	if (!task_on_rq_queued(p) || rq->dl.dl_nr_running)
 		return;
 
-	if (pull_dl_task(rq))
-		resched_curr(rq);
+	pull_dl_task(rq);
 }
 
 /*