diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 7570dd969c2838e9aab12ba9cb2c24cb87e21855..5e157f157d85b3fba115f078e9d89b748c5a0d7d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5564,6 +5564,7 @@ static unsigned long scale_rt_power(int cpu)
 {
 	struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
 	u64 total, available, age_stamp, avg;
+	s64 delta;
 
 	/*
 	 * Since we're reading these variables without serialization make sure
@@ -5572,7 +5573,11 @@ static unsigned long scale_rt_power(int cpu)
 	age_stamp = ACCESS_ONCE(rq->age_stamp);
 	avg = ACCESS_ONCE(rq->rt_avg);
 
-	total = sched_avg_period() + (rq_clock(rq) - age_stamp);
+	delta = rq_clock(rq) - age_stamp;
+	if (unlikely(delta < 0))
+		delta = 0;
+
+	total = sched_avg_period() + delta;
 
 	if (unlikely(total < avg)) {
 		/* Ensures that power won't end up being negative */