diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index 4cb00538a207..4ce8c11e5e4a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -2469,7 +2469,7 @@ int sched_dl_global_validate(void)
 	u64 period = global_rt_period();
 	u64 new_bw = to_ratio(period, runtime);
 	struct dl_bw *dl_b;
-	int cpu, ret = 0;
+	int cpu, cpus, ret = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/*
@@ -2484,9 +2484,10 @@ int sched_dl_global_validate(void)
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		rcu_read_lock_sched();
 		dl_b = dl_bw_of(cpu);
+		cpus = dl_bw_cpus(cpu);
 
 		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&dl_b->lock, flags);
-		if (new_bw < dl_b->total_bw)
+		if (new_bw * cpus < dl_b->total_bw)
 			ret = -EBUSY;
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dl_b->lock, flags);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 3e7590813844..e10fb9bf2988 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -247,30 +247,6 @@ struct rt_bandwidth {
 
 void __dl_clear_params(struct task_struct *p);
 
-/*
- * To keep the bandwidth of -deadline tasks and groups under control
- * we need some place where:
- *  - store the maximum -deadline bandwidth of the system (the group);
- *  - cache the fraction of that bandwidth that is currently allocated.
- *
- * This is all done in the data structure below. It is similar to the
- * one used for RT-throttling (rt_bandwidth), with the main difference
- * that, since here we are only interested in admission control, we
- * do not decrease any runtime while the group "executes", neither we
- * need a timer to replenish it.
- *
- * With respect to SMP, the bandwidth is given on a per-CPU basis,
- * meaning that:
- *  - dl_bw (< 100%) is the bandwidth of the system (group) on each CPU;
- *  - dl_total_bw array contains, in the i-eth element, the currently
- *    allocated bandwidth on the i-eth CPU.
- * Moreover, groups consume bandwidth on each CPU, while tasks only
- * consume bandwidth on the CPU they're running on.
- * Finally, dl_total_bw_cpu is used to cache the index of dl_total_bw
- * that will be shown the next time the proc or cgroup controls will
- * be red. It on its turn can be changed by writing on its own
- * control.
- */
 struct dl_bandwidth {
 	raw_spinlock_t		dl_runtime_lock;
 	u64			dl_runtime;
@@ -282,6 +258,24 @@ static inline int dl_bandwidth_enabled(void)
 	return sysctl_sched_rt_runtime >= 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * To keep the bandwidth of -deadline tasks under control
+ * we need some place where:
+ *  - store the maximum -deadline bandwidth of each cpu;
+ *  - cache the fraction of bandwidth that is currently allocated in
+ *    each root domain;
+ *
+ * This is all done in the data structure below. It is similar to the
+ * one used for RT-throttling (rt_bandwidth), with the main difference
+ * that, since here we are only interested in admission control, we
+ * do not decrease any runtime while the group "executes", neither we
+ * need a timer to replenish it.
+ *
+ * With respect to SMP, bandwidth is given on a per root domain basis,
+ * meaning that:
+ *  - bw (< 100%) is the deadline bandwidth of each CPU;
+ *  - total_bw is the currently allocated bandwidth in each root domain;
+ */
 struct dl_bw {
 	raw_spinlock_t		lock;
 	u64			bw;