diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index dbfb5717d6af..719e0ed1e976 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -4711,7 +4711,7 @@ int sched_fork(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct *p)
 	if (rt_prio(p->prio)) {
 		p->sched_class = &rt_sched_class;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT
-	} else if (task_should_scx(p)) {
+	} else if (task_should_scx(p->policy)) {
 		p->sched_class = &ext_sched_class;
 #endif
 	} else {
@@ -7025,7 +7025,7 @@ int default_wake_function(wait_queue_entry_t *curr, unsigned mode, int wake_flag
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(default_wake_function);
 
-const struct sched_class *__setscheduler_class(struct task_struct *p, int prio)
+const struct sched_class *__setscheduler_class(int policy, int prio)
 {
 	if (dl_prio(prio))
 		return &dl_sched_class;
@@ -7034,7 +7034,7 @@ const struct sched_class *__setscheduler_class(struct task_struct *p, int prio)
 		return &rt_sched_class;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT
-	if (task_should_scx(p))
+	if (task_should_scx(policy))
 		return &ext_sched_class;
 #endif
 
@@ -7142,7 +7142,7 @@ void rt_mutex_setprio(struct task_struct *p, struct task_struct *pi_task)
 		queue_flag &= ~DEQUEUE_MOVE;
 
 	prev_class = p->sched_class;
-	next_class = __setscheduler_class(p, prio);
+	next_class = __setscheduler_class(p->policy, prio);
 
 	if (prev_class != next_class && p->se.sched_delayed)
 		dequeue_task(rq, p, DEQUEUE_SLEEP | DEQUEUE_DELAYED | DEQUEUE_NOCLOCK);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 5900b06fd036..40bdfe84e4f0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -4256,14 +4256,14 @@ static const struct kset_uevent_ops scx_uevent_ops = {
  * Used by sched_fork() and __setscheduler_prio() to pick the matching
  * sched_class. dl/rt are already handled.
  */
-bool task_should_scx(struct task_struct *p)
+bool task_should_scx(int policy)
 {
 	if (!scx_enabled() ||
 	    unlikely(scx_ops_enable_state() == SCX_OPS_DISABLING))
 		return false;
 	if (READ_ONCE(scx_switching_all))
 		return true;
-	return p->policy == SCHED_EXT;
+	return policy == SCHED_EXT;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4493,7 +4493,7 @@ static void scx_ops_disable_workfn(struct kthread_work *work)
 
 		sched_deq_and_put_task(p, DEQUEUE_SAVE | DEQUEUE_MOVE, &ctx);
 
-		p->sched_class = __setscheduler_class(p, p->prio);
+		p->sched_class = __setscheduler_class(p->policy, p->prio);
 		check_class_changing(task_rq(p), p, old_class);
 
 		sched_enq_and_set_task(&ctx);
@@ -5204,7 +5204,7 @@ static int scx_ops_enable(struct sched_ext_ops *ops, struct bpf_link *link)
 		sched_deq_and_put_task(p, DEQUEUE_SAVE | DEQUEUE_MOVE, &ctx);
 
 		p->scx.slice = SCX_SLICE_DFL;
-		p->sched_class = __setscheduler_class(p, p->prio);
+		p->sched_class = __setscheduler_class(p->policy, p->prio);
 		check_class_changing(task_rq(p), p, old_class);
 
 		sched_enq_and_set_task(&ctx);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.h b/kernel/sched/ext.h
index 246019519231..b1675bb59fc4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ bool scx_can_stop_tick(struct rq *rq);
 void scx_rq_activate(struct rq *rq);
 void scx_rq_deactivate(struct rq *rq);
 int scx_check_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p, int policy);
-bool task_should_scx(struct task_struct *p);
+bool task_should_scx(int policy);
 void init_sched_ext_class(void);
 
 static inline u32 scx_cpuperf_target(s32 cpu)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 9f9d1cc390b1..6c54a57275cc 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -3830,7 +3830,7 @@ static inline int rt_effective_prio(struct task_struct *p, int prio)
 
 extern int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p, const struct sched_attr *attr, bool user, bool pi);
 extern int __sched_setaffinity(struct task_struct *p, struct affinity_context *ctx);
-extern const struct sched_class *__setscheduler_class(struct task_struct *p, int prio);
+extern const struct sched_class *__setscheduler_class(int policy, int prio);
 extern void set_load_weight(struct task_struct *p, bool update_load);
 extern void enqueue_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags);
 extern bool dequeue_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/syscalls.c b/kernel/sched/syscalls.c
index 0470bcc3d204..24f9f90b6574 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/syscalls.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/syscalls.c
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ change:
 	}
 
 	prev_class = p->sched_class;
-	next_class = __setscheduler_class(p, newprio);
+	next_class = __setscheduler_class(policy, newprio);
 
 	if (prev_class != next_class && p->se.sched_delayed)
 		dequeue_task(rq, p, DEQUEUE_SLEEP | DEQUEUE_DELAYED | DEQUEUE_NOCLOCK);