diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 503dea6..fbc69cc 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@
 #define rt_prio(prio)		unlikely((prio) < MAX_RT_PRIO)
 #define rt_task(p)		rt_prio((p)->prio)
 #define batch_task(p)		(unlikely((p)->policy == SCHED_BATCH))
-#define has_rt_policy(p) \
-	unlikely((p)->policy != SCHED_NORMAL && (p)->policy != SCHED_BATCH)
+#define is_rt_policy(p)		((p) != SCHED_NORMAL && (p) != SCHED_BATCH)
+#define has_rt_policy(p)	unlikely(is_rt_policy((p)->policy))
 
 /*
  * Some day this will be a full-fledged user tracking system..
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index f9b3c6a..c3c718a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -4109,8 +4109,7 @@
 	    (p->mm && param->sched_priority > MAX_USER_RT_PRIO-1) ||
 	    (!p->mm && param->sched_priority > MAX_RT_PRIO-1))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if ((policy == SCHED_NORMAL || policy == SCHED_BATCH)
-					!= (param->sched_priority == 0))
+	if (is_rt_policy(policy) != (param->sched_priority != 0))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
@@ -4134,7 +4133,7 @@
 				!rlim_rtprio)
 			return -EPERM;
 		/* can't increase priority */
-		if ((policy != SCHED_NORMAL && policy != SCHED_BATCH) &&
+		if (is_rt_policy(policy) &&
 		    param->sched_priority > p->rt_priority &&
 		    param->sched_priority > rlim_rtprio)
 			return -EPERM;