diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index edad7a43edea..d56cdde2f12c 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ extern void scheduler_tick(void);
 extern void sched_show_task(struct task_struct *p);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR
+extern void touch_softlockup_watchdog_sched(void);
 extern void touch_softlockup_watchdog(void);
 extern void touch_softlockup_watchdog_sync(void);
 extern void touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs(void);
@@ -387,6 +388,9 @@ extern unsigned int  softlockup_panic;
 extern unsigned int  hardlockup_panic;
 void lockup_detector_init(void);
 #else
+static inline void touch_softlockup_watchdog_sched(void)
+{
+}
 static inline void touch_softlockup_watchdog(void)
 {
 }
diff --git a/kernel/sched/clock.c b/kernel/sched/clock.c
index c0a205101c23..bf1f37507a49 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/clock.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/clock.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ void sched_clock_idle_wakeup_event(u64 delta_ns)
 		return;
 
 	sched_clock_tick();
-	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
+	touch_softlockup_watchdog_sched();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sched_clock_idle_wakeup_event);
 
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 7c7ec4515983..58219f6ff3c6 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static void tick_sched_handle(struct tick_sched *ts, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	 * when we go busy again does not account too much ticks.
 	 */
 	if (ts->tick_stopped) {
-		touch_softlockup_watchdog();
+		touch_softlockup_watchdog_sched();
 		if (is_idle_task(current))
 			ts->idle_jiffies++;
 	}
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static void tick_nohz_update_jiffies(ktime_t now)
 	tick_do_update_jiffies64(now);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
-	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
+	touch_softlockup_watchdog_sched();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static void tick_nohz_restart_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts, ktime_t now)
 	update_cpu_load_nohz();
 
 	calc_load_exit_idle();
-	touch_softlockup_watchdog();
+	touch_softlockup_watchdog_sched();
 	/*
 	 * Cancel the scheduled timer and restore the tick
 	 */
diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 18f34cf75f74..9eaf3dbec7e8 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -225,7 +225,15 @@ static void __touch_watchdog(void)
 	__this_cpu_write(watchdog_touch_ts, get_timestamp());
 }
 
-void touch_softlockup_watchdog(void)
+/**
+ * touch_softlockup_watchdog_sched - touch watchdog on scheduler stalls
+ *
+ * Call when the scheduler may have stalled for legitimate reasons
+ * preventing the watchdog task from executing - e.g. the scheduler
+ * entering idle state.  This should only be used for scheduler events.
+ * Use touch_softlockup_watchdog() for everything else.
+ */
+void touch_softlockup_watchdog_sched(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Preemption can be enabled.  It doesn't matter which CPU's timestamp
@@ -233,6 +241,11 @@ void touch_softlockup_watchdog(void)
 	 */
 	raw_cpu_write(watchdog_touch_ts, 0);
 }
+
+void touch_softlockup_watchdog(void)
+{
+	touch_softlockup_watchdog_sched();
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(touch_softlockup_watchdog);
 
 void touch_all_softlockup_watchdogs(void)