diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 3026678113e7..d8a6196465d5 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -92,10 +92,13 @@
 
 void start_bandwidth_timer(struct hrtimer *period_timer, ktime_t period)
 {
-	if (hrtimer_active(period_timer))
-		return;
+	/*
+	 * Do not forward the expiration time of active timers;
+	 * we do not want to loose an overrun.
+	 */
+	if (!hrtimer_active(period_timer))
+		hrtimer_forward_now(period_timer, period);
 
-	hrtimer_forward_now(period_timer, period);
 	hrtimer_start_expires(period_timer, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED);
 }
 
@@ -8113,10 +8116,8 @@ static int tg_set_cfs_bandwidth(struct task_group *tg, u64 period, u64 quota)
 
 	__refill_cfs_bandwidth_runtime(cfs_b);
 	/* restart the period timer (if active) to handle new period expiry */
-	if (runtime_enabled && cfs_b->timer_active) {
-		/* force a reprogram */
-		__start_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_b, true);
-	}
+	if (runtime_enabled)
+		start_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_b);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&cfs_b->lock);
 
 	for_each_online_cpu(i) {
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 854881b2526b..e3b32ebfe421 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -3476,16 +3476,7 @@ static int assign_cfs_rq_runtime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	if (cfs_b->quota == RUNTIME_INF)
 		amount = min_amount;
 	else {
-		/*
-		 * If the bandwidth pool has become inactive, then at least one
-		 * period must have elapsed since the last consumption.
-		 * Refresh the global state and ensure bandwidth timer becomes
-		 * active.
-		 */
-		if (!cfs_b->timer_active) {
-			__refill_cfs_bandwidth_runtime(cfs_b);
-			__start_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_b, false);
-		}
+		start_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_b);
 
 		if (cfs_b->runtime > 0) {
 			amount = min(cfs_b->runtime, min_amount);
@@ -3634,6 +3625,7 @@ static void throttle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b = tg_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_rq->tg);
 	struct sched_entity *se;
 	long task_delta, dequeue = 1;
+	bool empty;
 
 	se = cfs_rq->tg->se[cpu_of(rq_of(cfs_rq))];
 
@@ -3663,13 +3655,21 @@ static void throttle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	cfs_rq->throttled = 1;
 	cfs_rq->throttled_clock = rq_clock(rq);
 	raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
+	empty = list_empty(&cfs_rq->throttled_list);
+
 	/*
 	 * Add to the _head_ of the list, so that an already-started
 	 * distribute_cfs_runtime will not see us
 	 */
 	list_add_rcu(&cfs_rq->throttled_list, &cfs_b->throttled_cfs_rq);
-	if (!cfs_b->timer_active)
-		__start_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_b, false);
+
+	/*
+	 * If we're the first throttled task, make sure the bandwidth
+	 * timer is running.
+	 */
+	if (empty)
+		start_cfs_bandwidth(cfs_b);
+
 	raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
 }
 
@@ -3784,13 +3784,6 @@ static int do_sched_cfs_period_timer(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b, int overrun)
 	if (cfs_b->idle && !throttled)
 		goto out_deactivate;
 
-	/*
-	 * if we have relooped after returning idle once, we need to update our
-	 * status as actually running, so that other cpus doing
-	 * __start_cfs_bandwidth will stop trying to cancel us.
-	 */
-	cfs_b->timer_active = 1;
-
 	__refill_cfs_bandwidth_runtime(cfs_b);
 
 	if (!throttled) {
@@ -3835,7 +3828,6 @@ static int do_sched_cfs_period_timer(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b, int overrun)
 	return 0;
 
 out_deactivate:
-	cfs_b->timer_active = 0;
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -3999,6 +3991,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart sched_cfs_slack_timer(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
 	struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b =
 		container_of(timer, struct cfs_bandwidth, slack_timer);
+
 	do_sched_cfs_slack_timer(cfs_b);
 
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
@@ -4008,15 +4001,12 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart sched_cfs_period_timer(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
 	struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b =
 		container_of(timer, struct cfs_bandwidth, period_timer);
-	ktime_t now;
 	int overrun;
 	int idle = 0;
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
 	for (;;) {
-		now = hrtimer_cb_get_time(timer);
-		overrun = hrtimer_forward(timer, now, cfs_b->period);
-
+		overrun = hrtimer_forward_now(timer, cfs_b->period);
 		if (!overrun)
 			break;
 
@@ -4047,27 +4037,8 @@ static void init_cfs_rq_runtime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cfs_rq->throttled_list);
 }
 
-/* requires cfs_b->lock, may release to reprogram timer */
-void __start_cfs_bandwidth(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b, bool force)
+void start_cfs_bandwidth(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b)
 {
-	/*
-	 * The timer may be active because we're trying to set a new bandwidth
-	 * period or because we're racing with the tear-down path
-	 * (timer_active==0 becomes visible before the hrtimer call-back
-	 * terminates).  In either case we ensure that it's re-programmed
-	 */
-	while (unlikely(hrtimer_active(&cfs_b->period_timer)) &&
-	       hrtimer_try_to_cancel(&cfs_b->period_timer) < 0) {
-		/* bounce the lock to allow do_sched_cfs_period_timer to run */
-		raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
-		cpu_relax();
-		raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
-		/* if someone else restarted the timer then we're done */
-		if (!force && cfs_b->timer_active)
-			return;
-	}
-
-	cfs_b->timer_active = 1;
 	start_bandwidth_timer(&cfs_b->period_timer, cfs_b->period);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index 575da76a3874..b0febf25d8f1 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -18,19 +18,20 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart sched_rt_period_timer(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
 	struct rt_bandwidth *rt_b =
 		container_of(timer, struct rt_bandwidth, rt_period_timer);
-	ktime_t now;
-	int overrun;
 	int idle = 0;
+	int overrun;
 
+	raw_spin_lock(&rt_b->rt_runtime_lock);
 	for (;;) {
-		now = hrtimer_cb_get_time(timer);
-		overrun = hrtimer_forward(timer, now, rt_b->rt_period);
-
+		overrun = hrtimer_forward_now(timer, rt_b->rt_period);
 		if (!overrun)
 			break;
 
+		raw_spin_unlock(&rt_b->rt_runtime_lock);
 		idle = do_sched_rt_period_timer(rt_b, overrun);
+		raw_spin_lock(&rt_b->rt_runtime_lock);
 	}
+	raw_spin_unlock(&rt_b->rt_runtime_lock);
 
 	return idle ? HRTIMER_NORESTART : HRTIMER_RESTART;
 }
@@ -52,9 +53,6 @@ static void start_rt_bandwidth(struct rt_bandwidth *rt_b)
 	if (!rt_bandwidth_enabled() || rt_b->rt_runtime == RUNTIME_INF)
 		return;
 
-	if (hrtimer_active(&rt_b->rt_period_timer))
-		return;
-
 	raw_spin_lock(&rt_b->rt_runtime_lock);
 	start_bandwidth_timer(&rt_b->rt_period_timer, rt_b->rt_period);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&rt_b->rt_runtime_lock);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index e0e129993958..08606a1f8c4d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ struct cfs_bandwidth {
 	s64 hierarchical_quota;
 	u64 runtime_expires;
 
-	int idle, timer_active;
+	int idle;
 	struct hrtimer period_timer, slack_timer;
 	struct list_head throttled_cfs_rq;
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ 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, bool force);
+extern void start_cfs_bandwidth(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b);
 extern void unthrottle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq);
 
 extern void free_rt_sched_group(struct task_group *tg);