diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index c4462c454ab9..1bba4128a3e6 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -8836,7 +8836,6 @@ static void balance_push(struct rq *rq)
 	struct task_struct *push_task = rq->curr;
 
 	lockdep_assert_rq_held(rq);
-	SCHED_WARN_ON(rq->cpu != smp_processor_id());
 
 	/*
 	 * Ensure the thing is persistent until balance_push_set(.on = false);
@@ -8844,9 +8843,10 @@ static void balance_push(struct rq *rq)
 	rq->balance_callback = &balance_push_callback;
 
 	/*
-	 * Only active while going offline.
+	 * Only active while going offline and when invoked on the outgoing
+	 * CPU.
 	 */
-	if (!cpu_dying(rq->cpu))
+	if (!cpu_dying(rq->cpu) || rq != this_rq())
 		return;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index 912b47aa99d8..d17b0a5ce6ac 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -379,10 +379,10 @@ void play_idle_precise(u64 duration_ns, u64 latency_ns)
 	cpuidle_use_deepest_state(latency_ns);
 
 	it.done = 0;
-	hrtimer_init_on_stack(&it.timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+	hrtimer_init_on_stack(&it.timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL_HARD);
 	it.timer.function = idle_inject_timer_fn;
 	hrtimer_start(&it.timer, ns_to_ktime(duration_ns),
-		      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED);
+		      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED_HARD);
 
 	while (!READ_ONCE(it.done))
 		do_idle();