diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
index 3ddc7bd74ecb..6329d7d0d334 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
@@ -151,11 +151,8 @@ struct hfsc_class {
 					   (monotonic within a period) */
 	u64	cl_vtadj;		/* intra-period cumulative vt
 					   adjustment */
-	u64	cl_vtoff;		/* inter-period cumulative vt offset */
-	u64	cl_cvtmax;		/* max child's vt in the last period */
-	u64	cl_cvtoff;		/* cumulative cvtmax of all periods */
-	u64	cl_pcvtoff;		/* parent's cvtoff at initialization
-					   time */
+	u64	cl_cvtoff;		/* largest virtual time seen among
+					   the children */
 
 	struct internal_sc cl_rsc;	/* internal real-time service curve */
 	struct internal_sc cl_fsc;	/* internal fair service curve */
@@ -701,28 +698,16 @@ init_vf(struct hfsc_class *cl, unsigned int len)
 			} else {
 				/*
 				 * first child for a new parent backlog period.
-				 * add parent's cvtmax to cvtoff to make a new
-				 * vt (vtoff + vt) larger than the vt in the
-				 * last period for all children.
+				 * initialize cl_vt to the highest value seen
+				 * among the siblings. this is analogous to
+				 * what cur_time would provide in realtime case.
 				 */
-				vt = cl->cl_parent->cl_cvtmax;
-				cl->cl_parent->cl_cvtoff += vt;
-				cl->cl_parent->cl_cvtmax = 0;
+				cl->cl_vt = cl->cl_parent->cl_cvtoff;
 				cl->cl_parent->cl_cvtmin = 0;
-				cl->cl_vt = 0;
 			}
 
-			cl->cl_vtoff = cl->cl_parent->cl_cvtoff -
-							cl->cl_pcvtoff;
-
 			/* update the virtual curve */
-			vt = cl->cl_vt + cl->cl_vtoff;
-			rtsc_min(&cl->cl_virtual, &cl->cl_fsc, vt,
-						      cl->cl_total);
-			if (cl->cl_virtual.x == vt) {
-				cl->cl_virtual.x -= cl->cl_vtoff;
-				cl->cl_vtoff = 0;
-			}
+			rtsc_min(&cl->cl_virtual, &cl->cl_fsc, cl->cl_vt, cl->cl_total);
 			cl->cl_vtadj = 0;
 
 			cl->cl_vtperiod++;  /* increment vt period */
@@ -779,8 +764,7 @@ update_vf(struct hfsc_class *cl, unsigned int len, u64 cur_time)
 			go_passive = 0;
 
 		/* update vt */
-		cl->cl_vt = rtsc_y2x(&cl->cl_virtual, cl->cl_total)
-			    - cl->cl_vtoff + cl->cl_vtadj;
+		cl->cl_vt = rtsc_y2x(&cl->cl_virtual, cl->cl_total) + cl->cl_vtadj;
 
 		/*
 		 * if vt of the class is smaller than cvtmin,
@@ -795,9 +779,9 @@ update_vf(struct hfsc_class *cl, unsigned int len, u64 cur_time)
 		if (go_passive) {
 			/* no more active child, going passive */
 
-			/* update cvtmax of the parent class */
-			if (cl->cl_vt > cl->cl_parent->cl_cvtmax)
-				cl->cl_parent->cl_cvtmax = cl->cl_vt;
+			/* update cvtoff of the parent class */
+			if (cl->cl_vt > cl->cl_parent->cl_cvtoff)
+				cl->cl_parent->cl_cvtoff = cl->cl_vt;
 
 			/* remove this class from the vt tree */
 			vttree_remove(cl);
@@ -940,7 +924,7 @@ static void
 hfsc_change_fsc(struct hfsc_class *cl, struct tc_service_curve *fsc)
 {
 	sc2isc(fsc, &cl->cl_fsc);
-	rtsc_init(&cl->cl_virtual, &cl->cl_fsc, cl->cl_vtoff + cl->cl_vt, cl->cl_total);
+	rtsc_init(&cl->cl_virtual, &cl->cl_fsc, cl->cl_vt, cl->cl_total);
 	cl->cl_flags |= HFSC_FSC;
 }
 
@@ -1094,7 +1078,6 @@ hfsc_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid, u32 parentid,
 	if (parent->level == 0)
 		hfsc_purge_queue(sch, parent);
 	hfsc_adjust_levels(parent);
-	cl->cl_pcvtoff = parent->cl_cvtoff;
 	sch_tree_unlock(sch);
 
 	qdisc_class_hash_grow(sch, &q->clhash);
@@ -1482,11 +1465,8 @@ hfsc_reset_class(struct hfsc_class *cl)
 	cl->cl_e            = 0;
 	cl->cl_vt           = 0;
 	cl->cl_vtadj        = 0;
-	cl->cl_vtoff        = 0;
 	cl->cl_cvtmin       = 0;
-	cl->cl_cvtmax       = 0;
 	cl->cl_cvtoff       = 0;
-	cl->cl_pcvtoff      = 0;
 	cl->cl_vtperiod     = 0;
 	cl->cl_parentperiod = 0;
 	cl->cl_f            = 0;