diff --git a/tools/bpf/runqslower/runqslower.bpf.c b/tools/bpf/runqslower/runqslower.bpf.c
index 645530ca7e98..ab9353f2fd46 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/runqslower/runqslower.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/runqslower/runqslower.bpf.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int handle__sched_switch(u64 *ctx)
 	u32 pid;
 
 	/* ivcsw: treat like an enqueue event and store timestamp */
-	if (prev->state == TASK_RUNNING)
+	if (prev->__state == TASK_RUNNING)
 		trace_enqueue(prev);
 
 	pid = next->pid;