diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 6bdaa73ede13..a25168f4ab86 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -808,6 +808,8 @@ struct sched_domain {
 	unsigned int wake_idx;
 	unsigned int forkexec_idx;
 	unsigned int smt_gain;
+
+	int nohz_idle;			/* NOHZ IDLE status */
 	int flags;			/* See SD_* */
 	int level;
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index acaf567a03d2..8bf7081b1ec5 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5420,13 +5420,16 @@ static inline void set_cpu_sd_state_busy(void)
 	struct sched_domain *sd;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
-	if (!test_bit(NOHZ_IDLE, nohz_flags(cpu)))
-		return;
-	clear_bit(NOHZ_IDLE, nohz_flags(cpu));
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	for_each_domain(cpu, sd)
+	sd = rcu_dereference_check_sched_domain(cpu_rq(cpu)->sd);
+
+	if (!sd || !sd->nohz_idle)
+		goto unlock;
+	sd->nohz_idle = 0;
+
+	for (; sd; sd = sd->parent)
 		atomic_inc(&sd->groups->sgp->nr_busy_cpus);
+unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
@@ -5435,13 +5438,16 @@ void set_cpu_sd_state_idle(void)
 	struct sched_domain *sd;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 
-	if (test_bit(NOHZ_IDLE, nohz_flags(cpu)))
-		return;
-	set_bit(NOHZ_IDLE, nohz_flags(cpu));
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	for_each_domain(cpu, sd)
+	sd = rcu_dereference_check_sched_domain(cpu_rq(cpu)->sd);
+
+	if (!sd || sd->nohz_idle)
+		goto unlock;
+	sd->nohz_idle = 1;
+
+	for (; sd; sd = sd->parent)
 		atomic_dec(&sd->groups->sgp->nr_busy_cpus);
+unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 605426a63588..4c225c4c7111 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -1303,7 +1303,6 @@ extern void account_cfs_bandwidth_used(int enabled, int was_enabled);
 enum rq_nohz_flag_bits {
 	NOHZ_TICK_STOPPED,
 	NOHZ_BALANCE_KICK,
-	NOHZ_IDLE,
 };
 
 #define nohz_flags(cpu)	(&cpu_rq(cpu)->nohz_flags)