diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index bf3e38fdbe6d..c4fb42a66cab 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -1146,7 +1146,12 @@ static struct task_struct *pick_next_highest_task_rt(struct rq *rq, int cpu)
 		if (next && next->prio < idx)
 			continue;
 		list_for_each_entry(rt_se, array->queue + idx, run_list) {
-			struct task_struct *p = rt_task_of(rt_se);
+			struct task_struct *p;
+
+			if (!rt_entity_is_task(rt_se))
+				continue;
+
+			p = rt_task_of(rt_se);
 			if (pick_rt_task(rq, p, cpu)) {
 				next = p;
 				break;