diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 65c8f3ebdc3c..d113c3ba8bc4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -3683,7 +3683,7 @@ static void throttle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	cfs_rq->throttled = 1;
 	cfs_rq->throttled_clock = rq_clock(rq);
 	raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
-	empty = list_empty(&cfs_rq->throttled_list);
+	empty = list_empty(&cfs_b->throttled_cfs_rq);
 
 	/*
 	 * Add to the _head_ of the list, so that an already-started