diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 687985b0284e..19db8f3b0e3b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -2414,10 +2414,10 @@ static inline void schedule_debug(struct task_struct *prev)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Test if we are atomic. Since do_exit() needs to call into
-	 * schedule() atomically, we ignore that path for now.
-	 * Otherwise, whine if we are scheduling when we should not be.
+	 * schedule() atomically, we ignore that path. Otherwise whine
+	 * if we are scheduling when we should not.
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(in_atomic_preempt_off() && !prev->exit_state))
+	if (unlikely(in_atomic_preempt_off() && prev->state != TASK_DEAD))
 		__schedule_bug(prev);
 	rcu_sleep_check();