diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index 8aaa971ffecd28a19ccc1fcaef1ef55bdf2fff4f..fab3bf81bb7c2e57a1235b34a21666e805f2b26f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ select_task_rq_dl(struct task_struct *p, int cpu, int sd_flag, int flags)
 	struct task_struct *curr;
 	struct rq *rq;
 
-	if (sd_flag != SD_BALANCE_WAKE && sd_flag != SD_BALANCE_FORK)
+	if (sd_flag != SD_BALANCE_WAKE)
 		goto out;
 
 	rq = cpu_rq(cpu);