diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index 96cff2f8710..14ec64fe175 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -171,12 +171,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create);
  */
 void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *k, unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	if (k->state != TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE) {
+	/* Must have done schedule() in kthread() before we set_task_cpu */
+	if (!wait_task_inactive(k, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE)) {
 		WARN_ON(1);
 		return;
 	}
-	/* Must have done schedule() in kthread() before we set_task_cpu */
-	wait_task_inactive(k, 0);
 	set_task_cpu(k, cpu);
 	k->cpus_allowed = cpumask_of_cpu(cpu);
 	k->rt.nr_cpus_allowed = 1;