diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 51b7e04879d7..751d73d500e5 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -2645,7 +2645,7 @@ static int balance_one(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 		 * emitted in scx_next_task_picked().
 		 */
 		if (SCX_HAS_OP(cpu_acquire))
-			SCX_CALL_OP(0, cpu_acquire, cpu_of(rq), NULL);
+			SCX_CALL_OP(SCX_KF_REST, cpu_acquire, cpu_of(rq), NULL);
 		rq->scx.cpu_released = false;
 	}