diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/sched.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/sched.h
index a0bcd1260b8..24014e71cda 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ put_task_struct(struct task_struct *task)
 #define	yield()		kern_yield(PRI_UNCHANGED)
 #define	sched_yield()	sched_relinquish(curthread)
 
-#define	need_resched()	td_ast_pending(curthread, TDA_SCHED)
+#define	need_resched()	(curthread->td_owepreempt || \
+    td_ast_pending(curthread, TDA_SCHED))
 
 static inline int
 cond_resched_lock(spinlock_t *lock)