diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 9628c64e5592..0253887e63c0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -3538,7 +3538,8 @@ static void scx_set_task_state(struct task_struct *p, u32 state)
 		warn = prev_state != SCX_TASK_READY;
 		break;
 	default:
-		warn = true;
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "sched_ext: Invalid task state %d -> %d for %s[%d]",
+			  prev_state, state, p->comm, p->pid);
 		return;
 	}