diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index 0a17af35670a..20772eea67f2 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -1657,7 +1657,6 @@ static void task_woken_dl(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	if (!task_running(rq, p) &&
 	    !test_tsk_need_resched(rq->curr) &&
-	    has_pushable_dl_tasks(rq) &&
 	    p->nr_cpus_allowed > 1 &&
 	    dl_task(rq->curr) &&
 	    (rq->curr->nr_cpus_allowed < 2 ||