diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 27d425eccaad..30fd196c0cde 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6187,10 +6187,10 @@ pick_next_task_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev, struct rq_flags *rf
 	int new_tasks;
 
 again:
-#ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 	if (!cfs_rq->nr_running)
 		goto idle;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 	if (prev->sched_class != &fair_sched_class)
 		goto simple;
 
@@ -6220,11 +6220,17 @@ again:
 			/*
 			 * This call to check_cfs_rq_runtime() will do the
 			 * throttle and dequeue its entity in the parent(s).
-			 * Therefore the 'simple' nr_running test will indeed
+			 * Therefore the nr_running test will indeed
 			 * be correct.
 			 */
-			if (unlikely(check_cfs_rq_runtime(cfs_rq)))
+			if (unlikely(check_cfs_rq_runtime(cfs_rq))) {
+				cfs_rq = &rq->cfs;
+
+				if (!cfs_rq->nr_running)
+					goto idle;
+
 				goto simple;
+			}
 		}
 
 		se = pick_next_entity(cfs_rq, curr);
@@ -6264,12 +6270,8 @@ again:
 
 	return p;
 simple:
-	cfs_rq = &rq->cfs;
 #endif
 
-	if (!cfs_rq->nr_running)
-		goto idle;
-
 	put_prev_task(rq, prev);
 
 	do {