diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext.c
index 70d0f9e8ef61..e8378d59ddae 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext.c
@@ -5655,6 +5655,9 @@ static struct scx_sched *scx_alloc_and_add_sched(struct sched_ext_ops *ops,
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
 		init_dsq(bypass_dsq(sch, cpu), SCX_DSQ_BYPASS, sch);
 
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
+		per_cpu_ptr(sch->pcpu, cpu)->sch = sch;
+
 	sch->helper = kthread_run_worker(0, "sched_ext_helper");
 	if (IS_ERR(sch->helper)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(sch->helper);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
index 9268df30be7f..69d6e9b4d78e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext_internal.h
@@ -933,6 +933,8 @@ struct scx_event_stats {
 	s64		SCX_EV_SUB_BYPASS_DISPATCH;
 };
 
+struct scx_sched;
+
 enum scx_sched_pcpu_flags {
 	SCX_SCHED_PCPU_BYPASSING	= 1LLU << 0,
 };
@@ -953,6 +955,7 @@ struct scx_dsp_ctx {
 };
 
 struct scx_sched_pcpu {
+	struct scx_sched	*sch;
 	u64			flags;	/* protected by rq lock */
 
 	/*