diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
index f7a5370a9b3b..be2a0bdb9527 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/sched/clock.h>
+#include <linux/semaphore.h>
 #include <linux/thread_info.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/cpuhotplug.h>
 
 #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
@@ -999,6 +1002,8 @@ static const struct {
 
 static struct ratelimit_state bld_ratelimit;
 
+static DEFINE_SEMAPHORE(buslock_sem);
+
 static inline bool match_option(const char *arg, int arglen, const char *opt)
 {
 	int len = strlen(opt), ratelimit;
@@ -1109,18 +1114,52 @@ static void split_lock_init(void)
 		split_lock_verify_msr(sld_state != sld_off);
 }
 
+static void __split_lock_reenable(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	sld_update_msr(true);
+	up(&buslock_sem);
+}
+
+/*
+ * If a CPU goes offline with pending delayed work to re-enable split lock
+ * detection then the delayed work will be executed on some other CPU. That
+ * handles releasing the buslock_sem, but because it executes on a
+ * different CPU probably won't re-enable split lock detection. This is a
+ * problem on HT systems since the sibling CPU on the same core may then be
+ * left running with split lock detection disabled.
+ *
+ * Unconditionally re-enable detection here.
+ */
+static int splitlock_cpu_offline(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	sld_update_msr(true);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(split_lock_reenable, __split_lock_reenable);
+
 static void split_lock_warn(unsigned long ip)
 {
-	pr_warn_ratelimited("#AC: %s/%d took a split_lock trap at address: 0x%lx\n",
-			    current->comm, current->pid, ip);
+	int cpu;
 
-	/*
-	 * Disable the split lock detection for this task so it can make
-	 * progress and set TIF_SLD so the detection is re-enabled via
-	 * switch_to_sld() when the task is scheduled out.
-	 */
+	if (!current->reported_split_lock)
+		pr_warn_ratelimited("#AC: %s/%d took a split_lock trap at address: 0x%lx\n",
+				    current->comm, current->pid, ip);
+	current->reported_split_lock = 1;
+
+	/* misery factor #1, sleep 10ms before trying to execute split lock */
+	if (msleep_interruptible(10) > 0)
+		return;
+	/* Misery factor #2, only allow one buslocked disabled core at a time */
+	if (down_interruptible(&buslock_sem) == -EINTR)
+		return;
+	cpu = get_cpu();
+	schedule_delayed_work_on(cpu, &split_lock_reenable, 2);
+
+	/* Disable split lock detection on this CPU to make progress */
 	sld_update_msr(false);
-	set_tsk_thread_flag(current, TIF_SLD);
+	put_cpu();
 }
 
 bool handle_guest_split_lock(unsigned long ip)
@@ -1274,10 +1313,14 @@ static void sld_state_show(void)
 		pr_info("disabled\n");
 		break;
 	case sld_warn:
-		if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT))
+		if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT)) {
 			pr_info("#AC: crashing the kernel on kernel split_locks and warning on user-space split_locks\n");
-		else if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_BUS_LOCK_DETECT))
+			if (cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN,
+					      "x86/splitlock", NULL, splitlock_cpu_offline) < 0)
+				pr_warn("No splitlock CPU offline handler\n");
+		} else if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_BUS_LOCK_DETECT)) {
 			pr_info("#DB: warning on user-space bus_locks\n");
+		}
 		break;
 	case sld_fatal:
 		if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT)) {
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index a8911b1f35aa..23e03c7824c4 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -941,6 +941,9 @@ struct task_struct {
 #ifdef CONFIG_IOMMU_SVA
 	unsigned			pasid_activated:1;
 #endif
+#ifdef	CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL
+	unsigned			reported_split_lock:1;
+#endif
 
 	unsigned long			atomic_flags; /* Flags requiring atomic access. */
 
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 9796897560ab..f39795f372c2 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1045,6 +1045,11 @@ static struct task_struct *dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *orig, int node)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
 	tsk->active_memcg = NULL;
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_SUP_INTEL
+	tsk->reported_split_lock = 0;
+#endif
+
 	return tsk;
 
 free_stack: