diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 3a88dee165c0..1438e13cf8be 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -1870,16 +1870,18 @@ static void check_preempt_wakeup(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int wake_
 	if (test_tsk_need_resched(curr))
 		return;
 
+	/* Idle tasks are by definition preempted by non-idle tasks. */
+	if (unlikely(curr->policy == SCHED_IDLE) &&
+	    likely(p->policy != SCHED_IDLE))
+		goto preempt;
+
 	/*
-	 * Batch and idle tasks do not preempt (their preemption is driven by
-	 * the tick):
+	 * Batch and idle tasks do not preempt non-idle tasks (their preemption
+	 * is driven by the tick):
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(p->policy != SCHED_NORMAL))
 		return;
 
-	/* Idle tasks are by definition preempted by everybody. */
-	if (unlikely(curr->policy == SCHED_IDLE))
-		goto preempt;
 
 	if (!sched_feat(WAKEUP_PREEMPT))
 		return;