diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 21f7da94662e..04160d277e7a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -5004,19 +5004,21 @@ recheck:
 			return -EPERM;
 	}
 
+	if (user) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED
-	/*
-	 * Do not allow realtime tasks into groups that have no runtime
-	 * assigned.
-	 */
-	if (user
-	    && rt_policy(policy) && task_group(p)->rt_bandwidth.rt_runtime == 0)
-		return -EPERM;
+		/*
+		 * Do not allow realtime tasks into groups that have no runtime
+		 * assigned.
+		 */
+		if (rt_policy(policy) && task_group(p)->rt_bandwidth.rt_runtime == 0)
+			return -EPERM;
 #endif
 
-	retval = security_task_setscheduler(p, policy, param);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
+		retval = security_task_setscheduler(p, policy, param);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * make sure no PI-waiters arrive (or leave) while we are
 	 * changing the priority of the task: