diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index d6a536dec0ca..ffd1ae7237e7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ static inline struct cfs_rq *group_cfs_rq(struct sched_entity *grp)
 	return grp->my_q;
 }
 
-static inline void list_add_leaf_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
+static inline bool list_add_leaf_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 {
 	struct rq *rq = rq_of(cfs_rq);
 	int cpu = cpu_of(rq);
 
 	if (cfs_rq->on_list)
-		return;
+		return rq->tmp_alone_branch == &rq->leaf_cfs_rq_list;
 
 	cfs_rq->on_list = 1;
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static inline void list_add_leaf_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 		 * list.
 		 */
 		rq->tmp_alone_branch = &rq->leaf_cfs_rq_list;
-		return;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	if (!cfs_rq->tg->parent) {
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static inline void list_add_leaf_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 		 * tmp_alone_branch to the beginning of the list.
 		 */
 		rq->tmp_alone_branch = &rq->leaf_cfs_rq_list;
-		return;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ static inline void list_add_leaf_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	 * of the branch
 	 */
 	rq->tmp_alone_branch = &cfs_rq->leaf_cfs_rq_list;
+	return false;
 }
 
 static inline void list_del_leaf_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
@@ -435,8 +436,9 @@ static inline struct cfs_rq *group_cfs_rq(struct sched_entity *grp)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline void list_add_leaf_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
+static inline bool list_add_leaf_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 {
+	return true;
 }
 
 static inline void list_del_leaf_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
@@ -4995,6 +4997,12 @@ static void __maybe_unused unthrottle_offline_cfs_rqs(struct rq *rq)
 }
 
 #else /* CONFIG_CFS_BANDWIDTH */
+
+static inline bool cfs_bandwidth_used(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline u64 cfs_rq_clock_task(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 {
 	return rq_clock_task(rq_of(cfs_rq));
@@ -5186,6 +5194,21 @@ enqueue_task_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)
 
 	}
 
+	if (cfs_bandwidth_used()) {
+		/*
+		 * When bandwidth control is enabled; the cfs_rq_throttled()
+		 * breaks in the above iteration can result in incomplete
+		 * leaf list maintenance, resulting in triggering the assertion
+		 * below.
+		 */
+		for_each_sched_entity(se) {
+			cfs_rq = cfs_rq_of(se);
+
+			if (list_add_leaf_cfs_rq(cfs_rq))
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	assert_list_leaf_cfs_rq(rq);
 
 	hrtick_update(rq);