diff --git a/kernel/events/internal.h b/kernel/events/internal.h
index 486fd78eb8d5..c8c1c3db5d06 100644
--- a/kernel/events/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/events/internal.h
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static inline int get_recursion_context(int *recursion)
 		rctx = 3;
 	else if (in_irq())
 		rctx = 2;
-	else if (in_softirq())
+	else if (in_serving_softirq())
 		rctx = 1;
 	else
 		rctx = 0;