diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 55040f3938d8..4de9905228c4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ static void yield_task_fair(struct rq *rq)
 	/*
 	 * Are we the only task in the tree?
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(cfs_rq->nr_running == 1))
+	if (unlikely(rq->nr_running == 1))
 		return;
 
 	clear_buddies(cfs_rq, se);