diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 540542b93f9f9820fabb7c353907f391498bd4a2..f3f48e7a2ddae9cb9876dede2b1004bb2eaf19d2 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -7751,8 +7751,7 @@ static int tg_set_cfs_bandwidth(struct task_group *tg, u64 period, u64 quota)
 	/* restart the period timer (if active) to handle new period expiry */
 	if (runtime_enabled && cfs_b->timer_active) {
 		/* force a reprogram */
-		cfs_b->timer_active = 0;
-		__start_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_b);
+		__start_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_b, true);
 	}
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&cfs_b->lock);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index b4768c0693927b1ce801502f79aa6e7fe9da1f80..8cbe2d2c16de7ba52a8ea2f3481dd9d59f5846f4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -3130,7 +3130,7 @@ static int assign_cfs_rq_runtime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 		 */
 		if (!cfs_b->timer_active) {
 			__refill_cfs_bandwidth_runtime(cfs_b);
-			__start_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_b);
+			__start_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_b, false);
 		}
 
 		if (cfs_b->runtime > 0) {
@@ -3309,7 +3309,7 @@ static void throttle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&cfs_rq->throttled_list, &cfs_b->throttled_cfs_rq);
 	if (!cfs_b->timer_active)
-		__start_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_b);
+		__start_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_b, false);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
 }
 
@@ -3691,7 +3691,7 @@ static void init_cfs_rq_runtime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 }
 
 /* requires cfs_b->lock, may release to reprogram timer */
-void __start_cfs_bandwidth(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b)
+void __start_cfs_bandwidth(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b, bool force)
 {
 	/*
 	 * The timer may be active because we're trying to set a new bandwidth
@@ -3706,7 +3706,7 @@ void __start_cfs_bandwidth(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b)
 		cpu_relax();
 		raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
 		/* if someone else restarted the timer then we're done */
-		if (cfs_b->timer_active)
+		if (!force && cfs_b->timer_active)
 			return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 456e492a3dca37c13d7cb7b57a51965bfa18d6b3..369b4d663c42aea34ddba165332c30e9da2bc97f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ extern void init_cfs_bandwidth(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b);
 extern int sched_group_set_shares(struct task_group *tg, unsigned long shares);
 
 extern void __refill_cfs_bandwidth_runtime(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b);
-extern void __start_cfs_bandwidth(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b);
+extern void __start_cfs_bandwidth(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b, bool force);
 extern void unthrottle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq);
 
 extern void free_rt_sched_group(struct task_group *tg);