diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index c4bb0ac26a7c..846172107ba5 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -2739,10 +2739,10 @@ static void __clear_buddies_last(struct sched_entity *se)
 {
 	for_each_sched_entity(se) {
 		struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq = cfs_rq_of(se);
-		if (cfs_rq->last == se)
-			cfs_rq->last = NULL;
-		else
+		if (cfs_rq->last != se)
 			break;
+
+		cfs_rq->last = NULL;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2750,10 +2750,10 @@ static void __clear_buddies_next(struct sched_entity *se)
 {
 	for_each_sched_entity(se) {
 		struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq = cfs_rq_of(se);
-		if (cfs_rq->next == se)
-			cfs_rq->next = NULL;
-		else
+		if (cfs_rq->next != se)
 			break;
+
+		cfs_rq->next = NULL;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2761,10 +2761,10 @@ static void __clear_buddies_skip(struct sched_entity *se)
 {
 	for_each_sched_entity(se) {
 		struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq = cfs_rq_of(se);
-		if (cfs_rq->skip == se)
-			cfs_rq->skip = NULL;
-		else
+		if (cfs_rq->skip != se)
 			break;
+
+		cfs_rq->skip = NULL;
 	}
 }