diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index 2a4e8dffbd6b..573e1ca01102 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ static struct rq *find_lock_lowest_rq(struct task_struct *task, struct rq *rq)
 				     task_running(rq, task) ||
 				     !task->on_rq)) {
 
-				raw_spin_unlock(&lowest_rq->lock);
+				double_unlock_balance(rq, lowest_rq);
 				lowest_rq = NULL;
 				break;
 			}