diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index b5d372083624..a99c32946e49 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -600,8 +600,7 @@ void resched_cpu(int cpu)
 	struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (!raw_spin_trylock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags))
-		return;
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rq->lock, flags);
 	resched_curr(rq);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rq->lock, flags);
 }