diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 1ca2cd44d64a..fef0bfde7c8c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,8 @@ static void
 check_preempt_tick(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *curr)
 {
 	unsigned long ideal_runtime, delta_exec;
+	struct sched_entity *se;
+	s64 delta;
 
 	ideal_runtime = sched_slice(cfs_rq, curr);
 	delta_exec = curr->sum_exec_runtime - curr->prev_sum_exec_runtime;
@@ -1127,16 +1129,14 @@ check_preempt_tick(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *curr)
 	if (delta_exec < sysctl_sched_min_granularity)
 		return;
 
-	if (cfs_rq->nr_running > 1) {
-		struct sched_entity *se = __pick_first_entity(cfs_rq);
-		s64 delta = curr->vruntime - se->vruntime;
+	se = __pick_first_entity(cfs_rq);
+	delta = curr->vruntime - se->vruntime;
 
-		if (delta < 0)
-			return;
+	if (delta < 0)
+		return;
 
-		if (delta > ideal_runtime)
-			resched_task(rq_of(cfs_rq)->curr);
-	}
+	if (delta > ideal_runtime)
+		resched_task(rq_of(cfs_rq)->curr);
 }
 
 static void