diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 8471a0f7eb322844d6157e320cedc06f31ec77e5..c36dc1ae58bebc7c2de8d5fa70dcc8119350c0dc 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -4551,9 +4551,12 @@ void __noreturn do_task_dead(void)
 
 static inline void sched_submit_work(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
+	unsigned int task_flags;
+
 	if (!tsk->state)
 		return;
 
+	task_flags = tsk->flags;
 	/*
 	 * If a worker went to sleep, notify and ask workqueue whether
 	 * it wants to wake up a task to maintain concurrency.
@@ -4562,9 +4565,9 @@ static inline void sched_submit_work(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	 * in the possible wakeup of a kworker and because wq_worker_sleeping()
 	 * requires it.
 	 */
-	if (tsk->flags & (PF_WQ_WORKER | PF_IO_WORKER)) {
+	if (task_flags & (PF_WQ_WORKER | PF_IO_WORKER)) {
 		preempt_disable();
-		if (tsk->flags & PF_WQ_WORKER)
+		if (task_flags & PF_WQ_WORKER)
 			wq_worker_sleeping(tsk);
 		else
 			io_wq_worker_sleeping(tsk);