diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index 8e189455ed12..70107a39b1ba 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -1178,7 +1178,6 @@ static struct task_struct *pick_next_task_rt(struct rq *rq)
 static void put_prev_task_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	update_curr_rt(rq);
-	p->se.exec_start = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * The previous task needs to be made eligible for pushing