diff --git a/include/linux/sched/rt.h b/include/linux/sched/rt.h
index f7453d4c5613..6341f5be6e24 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/rt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/rt.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ static inline int rt_task(struct task_struct *p)
 #ifdef CONFIG_RT_MUTEXES
 extern int rt_mutex_getprio(struct task_struct *p);
 extern void rt_mutex_setprio(struct task_struct *p, int prio);
+extern int rt_mutex_check_prio(struct task_struct *task, int newprio);
 extern struct task_struct *rt_mutex_get_top_task(struct task_struct *task);
 extern void rt_mutex_adjust_pi(struct task_struct *p);
 static inline bool tsk_is_pi_blocked(struct task_struct *tsk)
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@ static inline int rt_mutex_getprio(struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	return p->normal_prio;
 }
+
+static inline int rt_mutex_check_prio(struct task_struct *task, int newprio)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline struct task_struct *rt_mutex_get_top_task(struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
index 2e960a2bab81..aa4dff04b594 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
@@ -212,6 +212,18 @@ struct task_struct *rt_mutex_get_top_task(struct task_struct *task)
 	return task_top_pi_waiter(task)->task;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Called by sched_setscheduler() to check whether the priority change
+ * is overruled by a possible priority boosting.
+ */
+int rt_mutex_check_prio(struct task_struct *task, int newprio)
+{
+	if (!task_has_pi_waiters(task))
+		return 0;
+
+	return task_top_pi_waiter(task)->task->prio <= newprio;
+}
+
 /*
  * Adjust the priority of a task, after its pi_waiters got modified.
  *
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 9c2fcbf9a266..003263b3b05c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -2902,7 +2902,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sleep_on_timeout);
  * This function changes the 'effective' priority of a task. It does
  * not touch ->normal_prio like __setscheduler().
  *
- * Used by the rt_mutex code to implement priority inheritance logic.
+ * Used by the rt_mutex code to implement priority inheritance
+ * logic. Call site only calls if the priority of the task changed.
  */
 void rt_mutex_setprio(struct task_struct *p, int prio)
 {
@@ -3171,9 +3172,8 @@ __setparam_dl(struct task_struct *p, const struct sched_attr *attr)
 	dl_se->dl_new = 1;
 }
 
-/* Actually do priority change: must hold pi & rq lock. */
-static void __setscheduler(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p,
-			   const struct sched_attr *attr)
+static void __setscheduler_params(struct task_struct *p,
+		const struct sched_attr *attr)
 {
 	int policy = attr->sched_policy;
 
@@ -3193,9 +3193,14 @@ static void __setscheduler(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p,
 	 * getparam()/getattr() don't report silly values for !rt tasks.
 	 */
 	p->rt_priority = attr->sched_priority;
+	set_load_weight(p);
+}
 
-	p->normal_prio = normal_prio(p);
-	p->prio = rt_mutex_getprio(p);
+/* Actually do priority change: must hold pi & rq lock. */
+static void __setscheduler(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p,
+			   const struct sched_attr *attr)
+{
+	__setscheduler_params(p, attr);
 
 	if (dl_prio(p->prio))
 		p->sched_class = &dl_sched_class;
@@ -3203,8 +3208,6 @@ static void __setscheduler(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p,
 		p->sched_class = &rt_sched_class;
 	else
 		p->sched_class = &fair_sched_class;
-
-	set_load_weight(p);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -3257,6 +3260,7 @@ static int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p,
 				const struct sched_attr *attr,
 				bool user)
 {
+	int newprio = MAX_RT_PRIO - 1 - attr->sched_priority;
 	int retval, oldprio, oldpolicy = -1, on_rq, running;
 	int policy = attr->sched_policy;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -3427,6 +3431,24 @@ change:
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	p->sched_reset_on_fork = reset_on_fork;
+	oldprio = p->prio;
+
+	/*
+	 * Special case for priority boosted tasks.
+	 *
+	 * If the new priority is lower or equal (user space view)
+	 * than the current (boosted) priority, we just store the new
+	 * normal parameters and do not touch the scheduler class and
+	 * the runqueue. This will be done when the task deboost
+	 * itself.
+	 */
+	if (rt_mutex_check_prio(p, newprio)) {
+		__setscheduler_params(p, attr);
+		task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &flags);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	on_rq = p->on_rq;
 	running = task_current(rq, p);
 	if (on_rq)
@@ -3434,9 +3456,6 @@ change:
 	if (running)
 		p->sched_class->put_prev_task(rq, p);
 
-	p->sched_reset_on_fork = reset_on_fork;
-
-	oldprio = p->prio;
 	prev_class = p->sched_class;
 	__setscheduler(rq, p, attr);