--- ac79f9e34fd2a877c26aad4cc9268dbd2a6259a0
+++ a28fbfb3e535053b89eb52d4d881df0f8d51129b
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ static struct task_struct *_pick_next_ta
 
 	rt_rq = &rq->rt;
 
-	if (unlikely(!rt_rq->rt_nr_running))
+	if (!rt_rq->rt_nr_running)
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (rt_rq_throttled(rt_rq))
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ static struct task_struct *pick_next_hig
 next_idx:
 		if (idx >= MAX_RT_PRIO)
 			continue;
-		if (next && next->prio < idx)
+		if (next && next->prio <= idx)
 			continue;
 		list_for_each_entry(rt_se, array->queue + idx, run_list) {
 			struct task_struct *p;
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ skip:
 static void pre_schedule_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 {
 	/* Try to pull RT tasks here if we lower this rq's prio */
-	if (unlikely(rt_task(prev)) && rq->rt.highest_prio.curr > prev->prio)
+	if (rq->rt.highest_prio.curr > prev->prio)
 		pull_rt_task(rq);
 }