diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 28b68995a417..550a07f648b6 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ void check_preempt_curr(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)
 	 * this case, we can save a useless back to back clock update.
 	 */
 	if (task_on_rq_queued(rq->curr) && test_tsk_need_resched(rq->curr))
-		rq_clock_skip_update(rq, true);
+		rq_clock_skip_update(rq);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index d1c7bf7c7e5b..e7b3008b85bb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ static void yield_task_dl(struct rq *rq)
 	 * so we don't do microscopic update in schedule()
 	 * and double the fastpath cost.
 	 */
-	rq_clock_skip_update(rq, true);
+	rq_clock_skip_update(rq);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 0951d1c58d2f..54dc31e7ab9b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -7089,7 +7089,7 @@ static void yield_task_fair(struct rq *rq)
 		 * so we don't do microscopic update in schedule()
 		 * and double the fastpath cost.
 		 */
-		rq_clock_skip_update(rq, true);
+		rq_clock_skip_update(rq);
 	}
 
 	set_skip_buddy(se);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index ad13e6242481..7aef6b4e885a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ static int do_sched_rt_period_timer(struct rt_bandwidth *rt_b, int overrun)
 				 * 'runtime'.
 				 */
 				if (rt_rq->rt_nr_running && rq->curr == rq->idle)
-					rq_clock_skip_update(rq, false);
+					rq_clock_cancel_skipupdate(rq);
 			}
 			if (rt_rq->rt_time || rt_rq->rt_nr_running)
 				idle = 0;
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index c3deaee7a7a2..15750c222ca2 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -976,13 +976,20 @@ static inline u64 rq_clock_task(struct rq *rq)
 	return rq->clock_task;
 }
 
-static inline void rq_clock_skip_update(struct rq *rq, bool skip)
+static inline void rq_clock_skip_update(struct rq *rq)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&rq->lock);
-	if (skip)
-		rq->clock_update_flags |= RQCF_REQ_SKIP;
-	else
-		rq->clock_update_flags &= ~RQCF_REQ_SKIP;
+	rq->clock_update_flags |= RQCF_REQ_SKIP;
+}
+
+/*
+ * See rt task throttoling, which is the only time a skip
+ * request is cancelled.
+ */
+static inline void rq_clock_cancel_skipupdate(struct rq *rq)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rq->lock);
+	rq->clock_update_flags &= ~RQCF_REQ_SKIP;
 }
 
 struct rq_flags {