1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
index 897c74061168..67595bc380dc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/sched.c
@@ -728,7 +728,8 @@ static void spu_schedule(struct spu *spu, struct spu_context *ctx)
         /* not a candidate for interruptible because it's called either
            from the scheduler thread or from spu_deactivate */
         mutex_lock(&ctx->state_mutex);
-        __spu_schedule(spu, ctx);
+        if (ctx->state == SPU_STATE_SAVED)
+                __spu_schedule(spu, ctx);
         spu_release(ctx);
 }