diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index d7b63b88434b..be2301238a23 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ static int
 cpu_has_callbacks_ready_to_invoke(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 {
 	return &rdp->nxtlist != rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL] &&
-	       rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL] != NULL;
+	       rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL] != NULL;
 }
 
 /*