diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index e7c535eee0a6..8de4919c889a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -4892,7 +4892,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(sched_getaffinity, pid_t, pid, unsigned int, len,
  *
  * Return: 0.
  */
-SYSCALL_DEFINE0(sched_yield)
+static void do_sched_yield(void)
 {
 	struct rq_flags rf;
 	struct rq *rq;
@@ -4913,7 +4913,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(sched_yield)
 	sched_preempt_enable_no_resched();
 
 	schedule();
+}
 
+SYSCALL_DEFINE0(sched_yield)
+{
+	do_sched_yield();
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4997,7 +5001,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cond_resched_softirq);
 void __sched yield(void)
 {
 	set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-	sys_sched_yield();
+	do_sched_yield();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(yield);