diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index f9f036c0e632b4dcd5151e72253ad5bb2488414f..5a9c279567921b5e0d258921dd86f0af400cbc42 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -824,8 +824,7 @@ static int do_sched_rt_period_timer(struct rt_bandwidth *rt_b, int overrun)
 	 * off to kill the perturbations it causes anyway.  Meanwhile,
 	 * this maintains functionality for boot and/or troubleshooting.
 	 */
-	if (rt_b == &root_task_group.rt_bandwidth)
-		span = cpu_online_mask;
+	span = cpu_online_mask;
 #endif
 	for_each_cpu(i, span) {
 		int enqueue = 0;