diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
index 725b890fcab9..e207ccd17164 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
@@ -2141,7 +2141,12 @@ static void enqueue_task_scx(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int core_enq_
 	int sticky_cpu = p->scx.sticky_cpu;
 	u64 enq_flags = core_enq_flags | rq->scx.remote_activate_enq_flags;
 
-	if (enq_flags & ENQUEUE_WAKEUP)
+	/*
+	 * SCX_RQ_IN_WAKEUP promises a task_woken_scx() call once this enqueue
+	 * returns. Only the core's wakeup path delivers one. The flags stashed
+	 * for a remote activation may carry the wakeup bit without it.
+	 */
+	if (core_enq_flags & ENQUEUE_WAKEUP)
 		rq->scx.flags |= SCX_RQ_IN_WAKEUP;
 
 	/*