diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index ba4c88088f6..8355e007e02 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -1255,12 +1255,12 @@ static int task_hot(struct task_struct *p, u64 now, struct sched_domain *sd);
 
 #define sched_class_highest (&rt_sched_class)
 
-static void inc_nr_running(struct task_struct *p, struct rq *rq)
+static void inc_nr_running(struct rq *rq)
 {
 	rq->nr_running++;
 }
 
-static void dec_nr_running(struct task_struct *p, struct rq *rq)
+static void dec_nr_running(struct rq *rq)
 {
 	rq->nr_running--;
 }
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ static void activate_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int wakeup)
 		rq->nr_uninterruptible--;
 
 	enqueue_task(rq, p, wakeup);
-	inc_nr_running(p, rq);
+	inc_nr_running(rq);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ static void deactivate_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int sleep)
 		rq->nr_uninterruptible++;
 
 	dequeue_task(rq, p, sleep);
-	dec_nr_running(p, rq);
+	dec_nr_running(rq);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2006,7 +2006,7 @@ void fastcall wake_up_new_task(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long clone_flags)
 		 * management (if any):
 		 */
 		p->sched_class->task_new(rq, p);
-		inc_nr_running(p, rq);
+		inc_nr_running(rq);
 	}
 	check_preempt_curr(rq, p);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP