diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index bea7d79f7e9c..1ab66a227b51 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ static int pull_rt_task(struct rq *this_rq)
 static void pre_schedule_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 {
 	/* Try to pull RT tasks here if we lower this rq's prio */
-	if (unlikely(rt_task(prev)) && rq->rt.highest_prio.curr > prev->prio)
+	if (rq->rt.highest_prio.curr > prev->prio)
 		pull_rt_task(rq);
 }