diff --git a/kernel/workqueue_internal.h b/kernel/workqueue_internal.h
index efdd72e15794..d390d1be3748 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/workqueue_internal.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/preempt.h>
 
 struct worker_pool;
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ struct worker {
  */
 static inline struct worker *current_wq_worker(void)
 {
-	if (current->flags & PF_WQ_WORKER)
+	if (in_task() && (current->flags & PF_WQ_WORKER))
 		return kthread_data(current);
 	return NULL;
 }