diff --git a/sched/sched/sched_setaffinity.c b/sched/sched/sched_setaffinity.c
index aa3b4af786b..2c0173188f6 100644
--- a/sched/sched/sched_setaffinity.c
+++ b/sched/sched/sched_setaffinity.c
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ int nxsched_set_affinity(pid_t pid, size_t cpusetsize,
    * First... is the task in an assigned task list?
    */
 
-  if (tcb->task_state >= FIRST_ASSIGNED_STATE &&
-      tcb->task_state <= LAST_ASSIGNED_STATE)
+  if (tcb->task_state >= FIRST_READY_TO_RUN_STATE &&
+      tcb->task_state <= LAST_READY_TO_RUN_STATE)
     {
       /* Yes... is the CPU associated with the assigned task in the new
        * affinity mask?