diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 3595403921bd5b..4064f794ab8c81 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -2666,13 +2666,20 @@ unsigned long nr_running(void)
 
 /*
  * Check if only the current task is running on the cpu.
+ *
+ * Caution: this function does not check that the caller has disabled
+ * preemption, thus the result might have a time-of-check-to-time-of-use
+ * race.  The caller is responsible to use it correctly, for example:
+ *
+ * - from a non-preemptable section (of course)
+ *
+ * - from a thread that is bound to a single CPU
+ *
+ * - in a loop with very short iterations (e.g. a polling loop)
  */
 bool single_task_running(void)
 {
-	if (cpu_rq(smp_processor_id())->nr_running == 1)
-		return true;
-	else
-		return false;
+	return raw_rq()->nr_running == 1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(single_task_running);