diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index fb0eb9a19fc7..3829c5a1b936 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ static struct sched_dl_entity *pick_next_dl_entity(struct rq *rq,
 	return rb_entry(left, struct sched_dl_entity, rb_node);
 }
 
-static struct task_struct *pick_next_task_dl(struct rq *rq)
+static struct task_struct *pick_task_dl(struct rq *rq)
 {
 	struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se;
 	struct dl_rq *dl_rq = &rq->dl;
@@ -1864,7 +1864,18 @@ static struct task_struct *pick_next_task_dl(struct rq *rq)
 	dl_se = pick_next_dl_entity(rq, dl_rq);
 	BUG_ON(!dl_se);
 	p = dl_task_of(dl_se);
-	set_next_task_dl(rq, p, true);
+
+	return p;
+}
+
+static struct task_struct *pick_next_task_dl(struct rq *rq)
+{
+	struct task_struct *p;
+
+	p = pick_task_dl(rq);
+	if (p)
+		set_next_task_dl(rq, p, true);
+
 	return p;
 }
 
@@ -2539,6 +2550,7 @@ DEFINE_SCHED_CLASS(dl) = {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	.balance		= balance_dl,
+	.pick_task		= pick_task_dl,
 	.select_task_rq		= select_task_rq_dl,
 	.migrate_task_rq	= migrate_task_rq_dl,
 	.set_cpus_allowed       = set_cpus_allowed_dl,
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 18960d00708a..51d72ab5b5ae 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -4419,6 +4419,8 @@ check_preempt_tick(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *curr)
 static void
 set_next_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se)
 {
+	clear_buddies(cfs_rq, se);
+
 	/* 'current' is not kept within the tree. */
 	if (se->on_rq) {
 		/*
@@ -4478,7 +4480,7 @@ pick_next_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *curr)
 	 * Avoid running the skip buddy, if running something else can
 	 * be done without getting too unfair.
 	 */
-	if (cfs_rq->skip == se) {
+	if (cfs_rq->skip && cfs_rq->skip == se) {
 		struct sched_entity *second;
 
 		if (se == curr) {
@@ -4505,8 +4507,6 @@ pick_next_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *curr)
 		se = cfs_rq->last;
 	}
 
-	clear_buddies(cfs_rq, se);
-
 	return se;
 }
 
@@ -7095,6 +7095,39 @@ static void check_preempt_wakeup(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int wake_
 		set_last_buddy(se);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+static struct task_struct *pick_task_fair(struct rq *rq)
+{
+	struct sched_entity *se;
+	struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq;
+
+again:
+	cfs_rq = &rq->cfs;
+	if (!cfs_rq->nr_running)
+		return NULL;
+
+	do {
+		struct sched_entity *curr = cfs_rq->curr;
+
+		/* When we pick for a remote RQ, we'll not have done put_prev_entity() */
+		if (curr) {
+			if (curr->on_rq)
+				update_curr(cfs_rq);
+			else
+				curr = NULL;
+
+			if (unlikely(check_cfs_rq_runtime(cfs_rq)))
+				goto again;
+		}
+
+		se = pick_next_entity(cfs_rq, curr);
+		cfs_rq = group_cfs_rq(se);
+	} while (cfs_rq);
+
+	return task_of(se);
+}
+#endif
+
 struct task_struct *
 pick_next_task_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev, struct rq_flags *rf)
 {
@@ -11298,6 +11331,7 @@ DEFINE_SCHED_CLASS(fair) = {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	.balance		= balance_fair,
+	.pick_task		= pick_task_fair,
 	.select_task_rq		= select_task_rq_fair,
 	.migrate_task_rq	= migrate_task_rq_fair,
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index 0194768ea9e7..43646e7876d9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -439,6 +439,13 @@ static void set_next_task_idle(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *next, bool fir
 	schedstat_inc(rq->sched_goidle);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+static struct task_struct *pick_task_idle(struct rq *rq)
+{
+	return rq->idle;
+}
+#endif
+
 struct task_struct *pick_next_task_idle(struct rq *rq)
 {
 	struct task_struct *next = rq->idle;
@@ -506,6 +513,7 @@ DEFINE_SCHED_CLASS(idle) = {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	.balance		= balance_idle,
+	.pick_task		= pick_task_idle,
 	.select_task_rq		= select_task_rq_idle,
 	.set_cpus_allowed	= set_cpus_allowed_common,
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index b3d39c3d3ab3..a5254471371c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ static struct task_struct *_pick_next_task_rt(struct rq *rq)
 	return rt_task_of(rt_se);
 }
 
-static struct task_struct *pick_next_task_rt(struct rq *rq)
+static struct task_struct *pick_task_rt(struct rq *rq)
 {
 	struct task_struct *p;
 
@@ -1634,7 +1634,17 @@ static struct task_struct *pick_next_task_rt(struct rq *rq)
 		return NULL;
 
 	p = _pick_next_task_rt(rq);
-	set_next_task_rt(rq, p, true);
+
+	return p;
+}
+
+static struct task_struct *pick_next_task_rt(struct rq *rq)
+{
+	struct task_struct *p = pick_task_rt(rq);
+
+	if (p)
+		set_next_task_rt(rq, p, true);
+
 	return p;
 }
 
@@ -2483,6 +2493,7 @@ DEFINE_SCHED_CLASS(rt) = {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	.balance		= balance_rt,
+	.pick_task		= pick_task_rt,
 	.select_task_rq		= select_task_rq_rt,
 	.set_cpus_allowed       = set_cpus_allowed_common,
 	.rq_online              = rq_online_rt,
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index ca30af37b906..fa990cd259ce 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -1953,6 +1953,9 @@ struct sched_class {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	int (*balance)(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev, struct rq_flags *rf);
 	int  (*select_task_rq)(struct task_struct *p, int task_cpu, int flags);
+
+	struct task_struct * (*pick_task)(struct rq *rq);
+
 	void (*migrate_task_rq)(struct task_struct *p, int new_cpu);
 
 	void (*task_woken)(struct rq *this_rq, struct task_struct *task);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/stop_task.c b/kernel/sched/stop_task.c
index 55f39125c0e1..f988ebe3febb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/stop_task.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/stop_task.c
@@ -34,15 +34,24 @@ static void set_next_task_stop(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *stop, bool fir
 	stop->se.exec_start = rq_clock_task(rq);
 }
 
-static struct task_struct *pick_next_task_stop(struct rq *rq)
+static struct task_struct *pick_task_stop(struct rq *rq)
 {
 	if (!sched_stop_runnable(rq))
 		return NULL;
 
-	set_next_task_stop(rq, rq->stop, true);
 	return rq->stop;
 }
 
+static struct task_struct *pick_next_task_stop(struct rq *rq)
+{
+	struct task_struct *p = pick_task_stop(rq);
+
+	if (p)
+		set_next_task_stop(rq, p, true);
+
+	return p;
+}
+
 static void
 enqueue_task_stop(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)
 {
@@ -123,6 +132,7 @@ DEFINE_SCHED_CLASS(stop) = {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	.balance		= balance_stop,
+	.pick_task		= pick_task_stop,
 	.select_task_rq		= select_task_rq_stop,
 	.set_cpus_allowed	= set_cpus_allowed_common,
 #endif