diff --git a/kernel/rcu/update.c b/kernel/rcu/update.c
index 47268fb1d27b631ec522098466c0fc26f579475f..7a0b3bc7c5ed147162bec6a600e0bfbded04257d 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/update.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/update.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(call_rcu_tasks);
 void synchronize_rcu_tasks(void)
 {
 	/* Complain if the scheduler has not started.  */
-	RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(rcu_scheduler_active,
+	RCU_LOCKDEP_WARN(!rcu_scheduler_active,
 			 "synchronize_rcu_tasks called too soon");
 
 	/* Wait for the grace period. */