diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 03c238088aee..698b5a4d25a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1977,6 +1977,11 @@ static inline void clear_tsk_need_resched(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk,TIF_NEED_RESCHED);
 }
 
+static inline int test_tsk_need_resched(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	return unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(tsk,TIF_NEED_RESCHED));
+}
+
 static inline int signal_pending(struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	return unlikely(test_tsk_thread_flag(p,TIF_SIGPENDING));
@@ -1991,7 +1996,7 @@ static inline int fatal_signal_pending(struct task_struct *p)
 
 static inline int need_resched(void)
 {
-	return unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_NEED_RESCHED));
+	return unlikely(test_tsk_need_resched(current));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index dcd649588593..060e87b0cb1c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -1098,11 +1098,14 @@ static void post_schedule_rt(struct rq *rq)
 	}
 }
 
-
+/*
+ * If we are not running and we are not going to reschedule soon, we should
+ * try to push tasks away now
+ */
 static void task_wake_up_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	if (!task_running(rq, p) &&
-	    (p->prio >= rq->rt.highest_prio) &&
+	    !test_tsk_need_resched(rq->curr) &&
 	    rq->rt.overloaded)
 		push_rt_tasks(rq);
 }