diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index f3f08bf94355..44e00abece09 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -3195,17 +3195,40 @@ __getparam_dl(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_attr *attr)
  * We ask for the deadline not being zero, and greater or equal
  * than the runtime, as well as the period of being zero or
  * greater than deadline. Furthermore, we have to be sure that
- * user parameters are above the internal resolution (1us); we
- * check sched_runtime only since it is always the smaller one.
+ * user parameters are above the internal resolution of 1us (we
+ * check sched_runtime only since it is always the smaller one) and
+ * below 2^63 ns (we have to check both sched_deadline and
+ * sched_period, as the latter can be zero).
  */
 static bool
 __checkparam_dl(const struct sched_attr *attr)
 {
-	return attr && attr->sched_deadline != 0 &&
-		(attr->sched_period == 0 ||
-		(s64)(attr->sched_period   - attr->sched_deadline) >= 0) &&
-		(s64)(attr->sched_deadline - attr->sched_runtime ) >= 0  &&
-		attr->sched_runtime >= (2 << (DL_SCALE - 1));
+	/* deadline != 0 */
+	if (attr->sched_deadline == 0)
+		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 * Since we truncate DL_SCALE bits, make sure we're at least
+	 * that big.
+	 */
+	if (attr->sched_runtime < (1ULL << DL_SCALE))
+		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 * Since we use the MSB for wrap-around and sign issues, make
+	 * sure it's not set (mind that period can be equal to zero).
+	 */
+	if (attr->sched_deadline & (1ULL << 63) ||
+	    attr->sched_period & (1ULL << 63))
+		return false;
+
+	/* runtime <= deadline <= period (if period != 0) */
+	if ((attr->sched_period != 0 &&
+	     attr->sched_period < attr->sched_deadline) ||
+	    attr->sched_deadline < attr->sched_runtime)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*