diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index 9ca4f5f..19ecb31 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -977,13 +977,23 @@
 static int find_lowest_rq(struct task_struct *task);
 
 static int
-select_task_rq_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int sd_flag, int flags)
+select_task_rq_rt(struct task_struct *p, int sd_flag, int flags)
 {
+	struct task_struct *curr;
+	struct rq *rq;
+	int cpu;
+
 	if (sd_flag != SD_BALANCE_WAKE)
 		return smp_processor_id();
 
+	cpu = task_cpu(p);
+	rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	curr = ACCESS_ONCE(rq->curr); /* unlocked access */
+
 	/*
-	 * If the current task is an RT task, then
+	 * If the current task on @p's runqueue is an RT task, then
 	 * try to see if we can wake this RT task up on another
 	 * runqueue. Otherwise simply start this RT task
 	 * on its current runqueue.
@@ -997,21 +1007,25 @@
 	 * lock?
 	 *
 	 * For equal prio tasks, we just let the scheduler sort it out.
-	 */
-	if (unlikely(rt_task(rq->curr)) &&
-	    (rq->curr->rt.nr_cpus_allowed < 2 ||
-	     rq->curr->prio < p->prio) &&
-	    (p->rt.nr_cpus_allowed > 1)) {
-		int cpu = find_lowest_rq(p);
-
-		return (cpu == -1) ? task_cpu(p) : cpu;
-	}
-
-	/*
+	 *
 	 * Otherwise, just let it ride on the affined RQ and the
 	 * post-schedule router will push the preempted task away
+	 *
+	 * This test is optimistic, if we get it wrong the load-balancer
+	 * will have to sort it out.
 	 */
-	return task_cpu(p);
+	if (curr && unlikely(rt_task(curr)) &&
+	    (curr->rt.nr_cpus_allowed < 2 ||
+	     curr->prio < p->prio) &&
+	    (p->rt.nr_cpus_allowed > 1)) {
+		int target = find_lowest_rq(p);
+
+		if (target != -1)
+			cpu = target;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return cpu;
 }
 
 static void check_preempt_equal_prio(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)