diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index ffd02720b58f..95f36f61ae1d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -277,9 +277,6 @@ static int find_lowest_rq(struct task_struct *task)
 	for_each_cpu_mask(cpu, *cpu_mask) {
 		struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
 
-		if (cpu == rq->cpu)
-			continue;
-
 		/* We look for lowest RT prio or non-rt CPU */
 		if (rq->rt.highest_prio >= MAX_RT_PRIO) {
 			lowest_rq = rq;
@@ -307,7 +304,7 @@ static struct rq *find_lock_lowest_rq(struct task_struct *task,
 	for (tries = 0; tries < RT_MAX_TRIES; tries++) {
 		cpu = find_lowest_rq(task);
 
-		if (cpu == -1)
+		if ((cpu == -1) || (cpu == rq->cpu))
 			break;
 
 		lowest_rq = cpu_rq(cpu);