diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 551bfb99157d..a5d8871ac865 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -8094,6 +8094,7 @@ static bool scx_dsq_move(struct bpf_iter_scx_dsq_kern *kit,
 	if (unlikely(!scx_task_on_sched(sch, p))) {
 		scx_error(sch, "scx_bpf_dsq_move[_vtime]() on %s[%d] but the task belongs to a different scheduler",
 			  p->comm, p->pid);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	/*