diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 0a750bac352d..f40e26b230e0 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ struct task_struct {
 	raw_spinlock_t			pi_lock;
 
 	struct wake_q_node		wake_q;
-	struct wake_q_head		*wake_q_head;
+	int				wake_q_count;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RT_MUTEXES
 	/* PI waiters blocked on a rt_mutex held by this task: */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 1e4651d531c9..9671f3f08ba3 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -601,14 +601,14 @@ void wake_up_q(struct wake_q_head *head)
 		/* Task can safely be re-inserted now: */
 		node = node->next;
 		task->wake_q.next = NULL;
-		task->wake_q_head = head;
+		task->wake_q_count = head->count;
 
 		/*
 		 * wake_up_process() executes a full barrier, which pairs with
 		 * the queueing in wake_q_add() so as not to miss wakeups.
 		 */
 		wake_up_process(task);
-		task->wake_q_head = NULL;
+		task->wake_q_count = 0;
 		put_task_struct(task);
 	}
 }