diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 0d8eb4525e76..f73787159188 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -2660,7 +2660,7 @@ void __wake_up_sync_key(wait_queue_head_t *q, unsigned int mode,
 	if (unlikely(!q))
 		return;
 
-	if (unlikely(!nr_exclusive))
+	if (unlikely(nr_exclusive != 1))
 		wake_flags = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&q->lock, flags);