diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index fe9da6084c87..64a8f0aa117b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,6 @@ static int push_rt_task(struct rq *rq)
 {
 	struct task_struct *next_task;
 	struct rq *lowest_rq;
-	int paranoid = RT_MAX_TRIES;
 
 	if (!rq->rt.overloaded)
 		return 0;
@@ -1226,23 +1225,34 @@ static int push_rt_task(struct rq *rq)
 		struct task_struct *task;
 		/*
 		 * find lock_lowest_rq releases rq->lock
-		 * so it is possible that next_task has changed.
-		 * If it has, then try again.
+		 * so it is possible that next_task has migrated.
+		 *
+		 * We need to make sure that the task is still on the same
+		 * run-queue and is also still the next task eligible for
+		 * pushing.
 		 */
 		task = pick_next_pushable_task(rq);
-		if (unlikely(task != next_task) && task && paranoid--) {
-			put_task_struct(next_task);
-			next_task = task;
-			goto retry;
+		if (task_cpu(next_task) == rq->cpu && task == next_task) {
+			/*
+			 * If we get here, the task hasnt moved at all, but
+			 * it has failed to push.  We will not try again,
+			 * since the other cpus will pull from us when they
+			 * are ready.
+			 */
+			dequeue_pushable_task(rq, next_task);
+			goto out;
 		}
 
+		if (!task)
+			/* No more tasks, just exit */
+			goto out;
+
 		/*
-		 * Once we have failed to push this task, we will not
-		 * try again, since the other cpus will pull from us
-		 * when they are ready
+		 * Something has shifted, try again.
 		 */
-		dequeue_pushable_task(rq, next_task);
-		goto out;
+		put_task_struct(next_task);
+		next_task = task;
+		goto retry;
 	}
 
 	deactivate_task(rq, next_task, 0);