diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 49db434a35d0..06da865043ec 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -4443,6 +4443,7 @@ void init_idle(struct task_struct *idle, int cpu)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	rq->curr = rq->idle = idle;
+	idle->on_rq = 1;
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP)
 	idle->on_cpu = 1;
 #endif