diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index b998ef6b87af..7885ff76e69f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -5776,8 +5776,8 @@ void sched_tick(void)
 {
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
-	/* accounting goes to the donor task */
-	struct task_struct *donor;
+	/* scheduler accounting goes to the donor task */
+	struct task_struct *curr, *donor;
 	struct rq_flags rf;
 	unsigned long hw_pressure;
 	u64 resched_latency;
@@ -5788,6 +5788,7 @@ void sched_tick(void)
 	sched_clock_tick();
 
 	rq_lock(rq, &rf);
+	curr = rq->curr;
 	donor = rq->donor;
 
 	psi_account_irqtime(rq, donor, NULL);
@@ -5813,8 +5814,8 @@ void sched_tick(void)
 
 	perf_event_task_tick();
 
-	if (donor->flags & PF_WQ_WORKER)
-		wq_worker_tick(donor);
+	if (curr->flags & PF_WQ_WORKER)
+		wq_worker_tick(curr);
 
 	if (!scx_switched_all()) {
 		rq->idle_balance = idle_cpu(cpu);