diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 1f9c4571615d..ef5eac773c70 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -3361,7 +3361,11 @@ 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);
-	list_add_tail_rcu(&cfs_rq->throttled_list, &cfs_b->throttled_cfs_rq);
+	/*
+	 * 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);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
@@ -3418,7 +3422,8 @@ static u64 distribute_cfs_runtime(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b,
 		u64 remaining, u64 expires)
 {
 	struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq;
-	u64 runtime = remaining;
+	u64 runtime;
+	u64 starting_runtime = remaining;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(cfs_rq, &cfs_b->throttled_cfs_rq,
@@ -3449,7 +3454,7 @@ next:
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	return remaining;
+	return starting_runtime - remaining;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3495,22 +3500,17 @@ static int do_sched_cfs_period_timer(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b, int overrun)
 	/* account preceding periods in which throttling occurred */
 	cfs_b->nr_throttled += overrun;
 
-	/*
-	 * There are throttled entities so we must first use the new bandwidth
-	 * to unthrottle them before making it generally available.  This
-	 * ensures that all existing debts will be paid before a new cfs_rq is
-	 * allowed to run.
-	 */
-	runtime = cfs_b->runtime;
 	runtime_expires = cfs_b->runtime_expires;
-	cfs_b->runtime = 0;
 
 	/*
-	 * This check is repeated as we are holding onto the new bandwidth
-	 * while we unthrottle.  This can potentially race with an unthrottled
-	 * group trying to acquire new bandwidth from the global pool.
+	 * This check is repeated as we are holding onto the new bandwidth while
+	 * we unthrottle. This can potentially race with an unthrottled group
+	 * trying to acquire new bandwidth from the global pool. This can result
+	 * in us over-using our runtime if it is all used during this loop, but
+	 * only by limited amounts in that extreme case.
 	 */
-	while (throttled && runtime > 0) {
+	while (throttled && cfs_b->runtime > 0) {
+		runtime = cfs_b->runtime;
 		raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
 		/* we can't nest cfs_b->lock while distributing bandwidth */
 		runtime = distribute_cfs_runtime(cfs_b, runtime,
@@ -3518,10 +3518,10 @@ static int do_sched_cfs_period_timer(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b, int overrun)
 		raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
 
 		throttled = !list_empty(&cfs_b->throttled_cfs_rq);
+
+		cfs_b->runtime -= min(runtime, cfs_b->runtime);
 	}
 
-	/* return (any) remaining runtime */
-	cfs_b->runtime = runtime;
 	/*
 	 * While we are ensured activity in the period following an
 	 * unthrottle, this also covers the case in which the new bandwidth is
@@ -3632,10 +3632,9 @@ static void do_sched_cfs_slack_timer(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (cfs_b->quota != RUNTIME_INF && cfs_b->runtime > slice) {
+	if (cfs_b->quota != RUNTIME_INF && cfs_b->runtime > slice)
 		runtime = cfs_b->runtime;
-		cfs_b->runtime = 0;
-	}
+
 	expires = cfs_b->runtime_expires;
 	raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
 
@@ -3646,7 +3645,7 @@ static void do_sched_cfs_slack_timer(struct cfs_bandwidth *cfs_b)
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&cfs_b->lock);
 	if (expires == cfs_b->runtime_expires)
-		cfs_b->runtime = runtime;
+		cfs_b->runtime -= min(runtime, cfs_b->runtime);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&cfs_b->lock);
 }