diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index 88725c939e0b..9b8d5dce946e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ static void check_preempt_curr_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flag
 	 * to move current somewhere else, making room for our non-migratable
 	 * task.
 	 */
-	if (p->prio == rq->curr->prio && !need_resched())
+	if (p->prio == rq->curr->prio && !test_tsk_need_resched(rq->curr))
 		check_preempt_equal_prio(rq, p);
 #endif
 }