diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 410eec40413..c3baa9653d1 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static void start_rt_bandwidth(struct rt_bandwidth *rt_b)
 {
 	ktime_t now;
 
-	if (rt_bandwidth_enabled() && rt_b->rt_runtime == RUNTIME_INF)
+	if (!rt_bandwidth_enabled() || rt_b->rt_runtime == RUNTIME_INF)
 		return;
 
 	if (hrtimer_active(&rt_b->rt_period_timer))