diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index f92ce63edfff..8a2bfd37ab4f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -2034,11 +2034,8 @@ task_hot(struct task_struct *p, u64 now, struct sched_domain *sd)
 	return delta < (s64)sysctl_sched_migration_cost;
 }
 
-
 void set_task_cpu(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int new_cpu)
 {
-	int old_cpu = task_cpu(p);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG
 	/*
 	 * We should never call set_task_cpu() on a blocked task,
@@ -2049,11 +2046,11 @@ void set_task_cpu(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int new_cpu)
 
 	trace_sched_migrate_task(p, new_cpu);
 
-	if (old_cpu != new_cpu) {
-		p->se.nr_migrations++;
-		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS,
-				     1, 1, NULL, 0);
-	}
+	if (task_cpu(p) == new_cpu)
+		return;
+
+	p->se.nr_migrations++;
+	perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_CPU_MIGRATIONS, 1, 1, NULL, 0);
 
 	__set_task_cpu(p, new_cpu);
 }