diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index 97d02612b3a6..4bd9e50bcc8e 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -232,6 +232,13 @@ static cpumask_var_t	isolated_cpus;
 /* List of remote partition root children */
 static struct list_head remote_children;
 
+/*
+ * A flag to force sched domain rebuild at the end of an operation while
+ * inhibiting it in the intermediate stages when set. Currently it is only
+ * set in hotplug code.
+ */
+static bool force_sd_rebuild;
+
 /*
  * Partition root states:
  *
@@ -1475,7 +1482,7 @@ static void update_partition_sd_lb(struct cpuset *cs, int old_prs)
 			clear_bit(CS_SCHED_LOAD_BALANCE, &cs->flags);
 	}
 
-	if (rebuild_domains)
+	if (rebuild_domains && !force_sd_rebuild)
 		rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
 }
 
@@ -1833,7 +1840,7 @@ static void remote_partition_check(struct cpuset *cs, struct cpumask *newmask,
 			remote_partition_disable(child, tmp);
 			disable_cnt++;
 		}
-	if (disable_cnt)
+	if (disable_cnt && !force_sd_rebuild)
 		rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
 }
 
@@ -2442,7 +2449,8 @@ static void update_cpumasks_hier(struct cpuset *cs, struct tmpmasks *tmp,
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	if (need_rebuild_sched_domains && !(flags & HIER_NO_SD_REBUILD))
+	if (need_rebuild_sched_domains && !(flags & HIER_NO_SD_REBUILD) &&
+	    !force_sd_rebuild)
 		rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
 }
 
@@ -3104,7 +3112,8 @@ static int update_flag(cpuset_flagbits_t bit, struct cpuset *cs,
 	cs->flags = trialcs->flags;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
-	if (!cpumask_empty(trialcs->cpus_allowed) && balance_flag_changed)
+	if (!cpumask_empty(trialcs->cpus_allowed) && balance_flag_changed &&
+	    !force_sd_rebuild)
 		rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
 
 	if (spread_flag_changed)
@@ -4501,11 +4510,9 @@ hotplug_update_tasks(struct cpuset *cs,
 		update_tasks_nodemask(cs);
 }
 
-static bool force_rebuild;
-
 void cpuset_force_rebuild(void)
 {
-	force_rebuild = true;
+	force_sd_rebuild = true;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4653,15 +4660,9 @@ static void cpuset_handle_hotplug(void)
 		       !cpumask_empty(subpartitions_cpus);
 	mems_updated = !nodes_equal(top_cpuset.effective_mems, new_mems);
 
-	/*
-	 * In the rare case that hotplug removes all the cpus in
-	 * subpartitions_cpus, we assumed that cpus are updated.
-	 */
-	if (!cpus_updated && !cpumask_empty(subpartitions_cpus))
-		cpus_updated = true;
-
 	/* For v1, synchronize cpus_allowed to cpu_active_mask */
 	if (cpus_updated) {
+		cpuset_force_rebuild();
 		spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);
 		if (!on_dfl)
 			cpumask_copy(top_cpuset.cpus_allowed, &new_cpus);
@@ -4717,8 +4718,8 @@ static void cpuset_handle_hotplug(void)
 	}
 
 	/* rebuild sched domains if cpus_allowed has changed */
-	if (cpus_updated || force_rebuild) {
-		force_rebuild = false;
+	if (force_sd_rebuild) {
+		force_sd_rebuild = false;
 		rebuild_sched_domains_cpuslocked();
 	}