diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
index dadbf88c22c4..454195194d4a 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
@@ -378,8 +378,14 @@ done:
 	 * reschedule now, before we try-lock the mutex. This avoids getting
 	 * scheduled out right after we obtained the mutex.
 	 */
-	if (need_resched())
+	if (need_resched()) {
+		/*
+		 * We _should_ have TASK_RUNNING here, but just in case
+		 * we do not, make it so, otherwise we might get stuck.
+		 */
+		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 		schedule_preempt_disabled();
+	}
 
 	return false;
 }