diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index f423bdd035c2..a40260885265 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart tick_sched_timer(struct hrtimer *timer)
 		 */
 		if (ts->tick_stopped) {
 			touch_softlockup_watchdog();
-			if (idle_cpu(cpu))
+			if (is_idle_task(current))
 				ts->idle_jiffies++;
 		}
 		update_process_times(user_mode(regs));