diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index c18b50094fab..581d5c7a5264 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -840,6 +840,17 @@ static int do_sched_rt_period_timer(struct rt_bandwidth *rt_b, int overrun)
 		int enqueue = 0;
 		struct rt_rq *rt_rq = sched_rt_period_rt_rq(rt_b, i);
 		struct rq *rq = rq_of_rt_rq(rt_rq);
+		int skip;
+
+		/*
+		 * When span == cpu_online_mask, taking each rq->lock
+		 * can be time-consuming. Try to avoid it when possible.
+		 */
+		raw_spin_lock(&rt_rq->rt_runtime_lock);
+		skip = !rt_rq->rt_time && !rt_rq->rt_nr_running;
+		raw_spin_unlock(&rt_rq->rt_runtime_lock);
+		if (skip)
+			continue;
 
 		raw_spin_lock(&rq->lock);
 		if (rt_rq->rt_time) {