diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index f6a81061fd50..3209e2cc2c2e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ struct cfs_rq {
 	struct rb_root tasks_timeline;
 	struct rb_node *rb_leftmost;
 	struct rb_node *rb_load_balance_curr;
-#ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 	/* 'curr' points to currently running entity on this cfs_rq.
 	 * It is set to NULL otherwise (i.e when none are currently running).
 	 */
 	struct sched_entity *curr;
+#ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 	struct rq *rq;	/* cpu runqueue to which this cfs_rq is attached */
 
 	/* leaf cfs_rqs are those that hold tasks (lowest schedulable entity in
diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 105d57b41aa2..335faf06a561 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -111,6 +111,18 @@ extern struct sched_class fair_sched_class;
  * CFS operations on generic schedulable entities:
  */
 
+/* currently running entity (if any) on this cfs_rq */
+static inline struct sched_entity *cfs_rq_curr(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
+{
+	return cfs_rq->curr;
+}
+
+static inline void
+set_cfs_rq_curr(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se)
+{
+	cfs_rq->curr = se;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 
 /* cpu runqueue to which this cfs_rq is attached */
@@ -119,21 +131,9 @@ static inline struct rq *rq_of(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	return cfs_rq->rq;
 }
 
-/* currently running entity (if any) on this cfs_rq */
-static inline struct sched_entity *cfs_rq_curr(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
-{
-	return cfs_rq->curr;
-}
-
 /* An entity is a task if it doesn't "own" a runqueue */
 #define entity_is_task(se)	(!se->my_q)
 
-static inline void
-set_cfs_rq_curr(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se)
-{
-	cfs_rq->curr = se;
-}
-
 #else	/* CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED */
 
 static inline struct rq *rq_of(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
@@ -141,21 +141,8 @@ static inline struct rq *rq_of(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	return container_of(cfs_rq, struct rq, cfs);
 }
 
-static inline struct sched_entity *cfs_rq_curr(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
-{
-	struct rq *rq = rq_of(cfs_rq);
-
-	if (unlikely(rq->curr->sched_class != &fair_sched_class))
-		return NULL;
-
-	return &rq->curr->se;
-}
-
 #define entity_is_task(se)	1
 
-static inline void
-set_cfs_rq_curr(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se) { }
-
 #endif	/* CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED */
 
 static inline struct task_struct *task_of(struct sched_entity *se)