diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c b/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c
index cdd740b3f774..37b572cc8aca 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c
@@ -166,12 +166,13 @@ int cpudl_find(struct cpudl *cp, struct task_struct *p,
  * cpudl_clear - remove a CPU from the cpudl max-heap
  * @cp: the cpudl max-heap context
  * @cpu: the target CPU
+ * @online: the online state of the deadline runqueue
  *
  * Notes: assumes cpu_rq(cpu)->lock is locked
  *
  * Returns: (void)
  */
-void cpudl_clear(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu)
+void cpudl_clear(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu, bool online)
 {
 	int old_idx, new_cpu;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ void cpudl_clear(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu)
 	if (old_idx == IDX_INVALID) {
 		/*
 		 * Nothing to remove if old_idx was invalid.
-		 * This could happen if a rq_offline_dl is
+		 * This could happen if rq_online_dl or rq_offline_dl is
 		 * called for a CPU without -dl tasks running.
 		 */
 	} else {
@@ -195,9 +196,12 @@ void cpudl_clear(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu)
 		cp->elements[new_cpu].idx = old_idx;
 		cp->elements[cpu].idx = IDX_INVALID;
 		cpudl_heapify(cp, old_idx);
-
-		cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, cp->free_cpus);
 	}
+	if (likely(online))
+		__cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, cp->free_cpus);
+	else
+		__cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, cp->free_cpus);
+
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cp->lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +232,7 @@ void cpudl_set(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu, u64 dl)
 		cp->elements[new_idx].cpu = cpu;
 		cp->elements[cpu].idx = new_idx;
 		cpudl_heapify_up(cp, new_idx);
-		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, cp->free_cpus);
+		__cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, cp->free_cpus);
 	} else {
 		cp->elements[old_idx].dl = dl;
 		cpudl_heapify(cp, old_idx);
@@ -237,26 +241,6 @@ void cpudl_set(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu, u64 dl)
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cp->lock, flags);
 }
 
-/*
- * cpudl_set_freecpu - Set the cpudl.free_cpus
- * @cp: the cpudl max-heap context
- * @cpu: rd attached CPU
- */
-void cpudl_set_freecpu(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu)
-{
-	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, cp->free_cpus);
-}
-
-/*
- * cpudl_clear_freecpu - Clear the cpudl.free_cpus
- * @cp: the cpudl max-heap context
- * @cpu: rd attached CPU
- */
-void cpudl_clear_freecpu(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu)
-{
-	cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, cp->free_cpus);
-}
-
 /*
  * cpudl_init - initialize the cpudl structure
  * @cp: the cpudl max-heap context
diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.h b/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.h
index 11c0f1faa7e1..d7699468eedd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.h
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ struct cpudl {
 
 int  cpudl_find(struct cpudl *cp, struct task_struct *p, struct cpumask *later_mask);
 void cpudl_set(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu, u64 dl);
-void cpudl_clear(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu);
+void cpudl_clear(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu, bool online);
 int  cpudl_init(struct cpudl *cp);
-void cpudl_set_freecpu(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu);
-void cpudl_clear_freecpu(struct cpudl *cp, int cpu);
 void cpudl_cleanup(struct cpudl *cp);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index 615411a0a881..933bd1f82c74 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ static void dec_dl_deadline(struct dl_rq *dl_rq, u64 deadline)
 	if (!dl_rq->dl_nr_running) {
 		dl_rq->earliest_dl.curr = 0;
 		dl_rq->earliest_dl.next = 0;
-		cpudl_clear(&rq->rd->cpudl, rq->cpu);
+		cpudl_clear(&rq->rd->cpudl, rq->cpu, rq->online);
 		cpupri_set(&rq->rd->cpupri, rq->cpu, rq->rt.highest_prio.curr);
 	} else {
 		struct rb_node *leftmost = rb_first_cached(&dl_rq->root);
@@ -2880,9 +2880,10 @@ static void rq_online_dl(struct rq *rq)
 	if (rq->dl.overloaded)
 		dl_set_overload(rq);
 
-	cpudl_set_freecpu(&rq->rd->cpudl, rq->cpu);
 	if (rq->dl.dl_nr_running > 0)
 		cpudl_set(&rq->rd->cpudl, rq->cpu, rq->dl.earliest_dl.curr);
+	else
+		cpudl_clear(&rq->rd->cpudl, rq->cpu, true);
 }
 
 /* Assumes rq->lock is held */
@@ -2891,8 +2892,7 @@ static void rq_offline_dl(struct rq *rq)
 	if (rq->dl.overloaded)
 		dl_clear_overload(rq);
 
-	cpudl_clear(&rq->rd->cpudl, rq->cpu);
-	cpudl_clear_freecpu(&rq->rd->cpudl, rq->cpu);
+	cpudl_clear(&rq->rd->cpudl, rq->cpu, false);
 }
 
 void __init init_sched_dl_class(void)