diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index f74b34080c9a..3eba0dcc4962 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -4850,7 +4850,7 @@ static int tg_unthrottle_up(struct task_group *tg, void *data)
 					     cfs_rq->throttled_clock_pelt;
 
 		/* Add cfs_rq with load or one or more already running entities to the list */
-		if (!cfs_rq_is_decayed(cfs_rq) || cfs_rq->nr_running)
+		if (!cfs_rq_is_decayed(cfs_rq))
 			list_add_leaf_cfs_rq(cfs_rq);
 	}