diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index 70107a3..2153a87e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -1017,10 +1017,12 @@
 	struct rq *rq;
 	int cpu;
 
-	if (sd_flag != SD_BALANCE_WAKE)
-		return smp_processor_id();
-
 	cpu = task_cpu(p);
+
+	/* For anything but wake ups, just return the task_cpu */
+	if (sd_flag != SD_BALANCE_WAKE && sd_flag != SD_BALANCE_FORK)
+		goto out;
+
 	rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -1059,6 +1061,7 @@
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
+out:
 	return cpu;
 }