diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 25f54c79f757..2a4298fb0d85 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1153,9 +1153,12 @@ struct sched_dl_entity {
 	 *
 	 * @dl_boosted tells if we are boosted due to DI. If so we are
 	 * outside bandwidth enforcement mechanism (but only until we
-	 * exit the critical section).
+	 * exit the critical section);
+	 *
+	 * @dl_yielded tells if task gave up the cpu before consuming
+	 * all its available runtime during the last job.
 	 */
-	int dl_throttled, dl_new, dl_boosted;
+	int dl_throttled, dl_new, dl_boosted, dl_yielded;
 
 	/*
 	 * Bandwidth enforcement timer. Each -deadline task has its
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 9fe2190005cb..e62c65a12d5b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -3124,6 +3124,7 @@ __setparam_dl(struct task_struct *p, const struct sched_attr *attr)
 	dl_se->dl_bw = to_ratio(dl_se->dl_period, dl_se->dl_runtime);
 	dl_se->dl_throttled = 0;
 	dl_se->dl_new = 1;
+	dl_se->dl_yielded = 0;
 }
 
 static void __setscheduler_params(struct task_struct *p,
diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index b08095786cb8..800e99b99075 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart dl_task_timer(struct hrtimer *timer)
 	sched_clock_tick();
 	update_rq_clock(rq);
 	dl_se->dl_throttled = 0;
+	dl_se->dl_yielded = 0;
 	if (p->on_rq) {
 		enqueue_task_dl(rq, p, ENQUEUE_REPLENISH);
 		if (task_has_dl_policy(rq->curr))
@@ -893,10 +894,10 @@ static void yield_task_dl(struct rq *rq)
 	 * We make the task go to sleep until its current deadline by
 	 * forcing its runtime to zero. This way, update_curr_dl() stops
 	 * it and the bandwidth timer will wake it up and will give it
-	 * new scheduling parameters (thanks to dl_new=1).
+	 * new scheduling parameters (thanks to dl_yielded=1).
 	 */
 	if (p->dl.runtime > 0) {
-		rq->curr->dl.dl_new = 1;
+		rq->curr->dl.dl_yielded = 1;
 		p->dl.runtime = 0;
 	}
 	update_curr_dl(rq);