diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 803c3bc274c4..e91138fcde86 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -5874,15 +5874,9 @@ int sched_cpu_deactivate(unsigned int cpu)
 	 * users of this state to go away such that all new such users will
 	 * observe it.
 	 *
-	 * For CONFIG_PREEMPT we have preemptible RCU and its sync_rcu() might
-	 * not imply sync_sched(), so wait for both.
-	 *
 	 * Do sync before park smpboot threads to take care the rcu boost case.
 	 */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT))
-		synchronize_rcu_mult(call_rcu, call_rcu_sched);
-	else
-		synchronize_rcu();
+	synchronize_rcu_mult(call_rcu, call_rcu_sched);
 
 	if (!sched_smp_initialized)
 		return 0;