diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 24914488da41..98d33c105252 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -7475,7 +7475,8 @@ static int sched_rt_global_validate(void)
 	if (sysctl_sched_rt_period <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (sysctl_sched_rt_runtime > sysctl_sched_rt_period)
+	if ((sysctl_sched_rt_runtime != RUNTIME_INF) &&
+		(sysctl_sched_rt_runtime > sysctl_sched_rt_period))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return 0;