diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 87f1f47beffe..c535cc4f6428 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -2045,11 +2045,10 @@ void set_task_cpu(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int new_cpu)
 
 	trace_sched_migrate_task(p, new_cpu);
 
-	if (task_cpu(p) == new_cpu)
-		return;
-
-	p->se.nr_migrations++;
-	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS, 1, 1, NULL, 0);
+	if (task_cpu(p) != new_cpu) {
+		p->se.nr_migrations++;
+		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS, 1, 1, NULL, 0);
+	}
 
 	__set_task_cpu(p, new_cpu);
 }