1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index a171138a940..db3f674ca49 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -3630,7 +3630,7 @@ static inline int nohz_kick_needed(struct rq *rq, int cpu)
         if (time_before(now, nohz.next_balance))
                 return 0;
 
-        if (!rq->nr_running)
+        if (rq->idle_at_tick)
                 return 0;
 
         first_pick_cpu = atomic_read(&nohz.first_pick_cpu);