diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index 4dd4b2fb2934..67f540c23717 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -2384,7 +2384,7 @@ select_task_rq_dl(struct task_struct *p, int cpu, int flags)
 	struct rq *rq;
 
 	if (!(flags & WF_TTWU))
-		goto out;
+		return cpu;
 
 	rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
 
@@ -2422,7 +2422,6 @@ select_task_rq_dl(struct task_struct *p, int cpu, int flags)
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-out:
 	return cpu;
 }