diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index 800e99b99075..e0a04ae1e0dd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ void inc_dl_tasks(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se, struct dl_rq *dl_rq)
 
 	WARN_ON(!dl_prio(prio));
 	dl_rq->dl_nr_running++;
-	inc_nr_running(rq_of_dl_rq(dl_rq));
+	add_nr_running(rq_of_dl_rq(dl_rq), 1);
 
 	inc_dl_deadline(dl_rq, deadline);
 	inc_dl_migration(dl_se, dl_rq);
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ void dec_dl_tasks(struct sched_dl_entity *dl_se, struct dl_rq *dl_rq)
 	WARN_ON(!dl_prio(prio));
 	WARN_ON(!dl_rq->dl_nr_running);
 	dl_rq->dl_nr_running--;
-	dec_nr_running(rq_of_dl_rq(dl_rq));
+	sub_nr_running(rq_of_dl_rq(dl_rq), 1);
 
 	dec_dl_deadline(dl_rq, dl_se->deadline);
 	dec_dl_migration(dl_se, dl_rq);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 26ec6686a00b..f7cac2ba62ea 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -3325,7 +3325,7 @@ static void throttle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	}
 
 	if (!se)
-		rq->nr_running -= task_delta;
+		sub_nr_running(rq, task_delta);
 
 	cfs_rq->throttled = 1;
 	cfs_rq->throttled_clock = rq_clock(rq);
@@ -3376,7 +3376,7 @@ void unthrottle_cfs_rq(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	}
 
 	if (!se)
-		rq->nr_running += task_delta;
+		add_nr_running(rq, task_delta);
 
 	/* determine whether we need to wake up potentially idle cpu */
 	if (rq->curr == rq->idle && rq->cfs.nr_running)
@@ -3908,7 +3908,7 @@ enqueue_task_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)
 
 	if (!se) {
 		update_rq_runnable_avg(rq, rq->nr_running);
-		inc_nr_running(rq);
+		add_nr_running(rq, 1);
 	}
 	hrtick_update(rq);
 }
@@ -3968,7 +3968,7 @@ static void dequeue_task_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)
 	}
 
 	if (!se) {
-		dec_nr_running(rq);
+		sub_nr_running(rq, 1);
 		update_rq_runnable_avg(rq, 1);
 	}
 	hrtick_update(rq);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index 7795e292f4c9..0ebfd7a29472 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ dequeue_top_rt_rq(struct rt_rq *rt_rq)
 
 	BUG_ON(!rq->nr_running);
 
-	rq->nr_running -= rt_rq->rt_nr_running;
+	sub_nr_running(rq, rt_rq->rt_nr_running);
 	rt_rq->rt_queued = 0;
 }
 
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ enqueue_top_rt_rq(struct rt_rq *rt_rq)
 	if (rt_rq_throttled(rt_rq) || !rt_rq->rt_nr_running)
 		return;
 
-	rq->nr_running += rt_rq->rt_nr_running;
+	add_nr_running(rq, rt_rq->rt_nr_running);
 	rt_rq->rt_queued = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index b2cbe81308af..600e2291a75c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -1206,12 +1206,14 @@ extern void update_idle_cpu_load(struct rq *this_rq);
 
 extern void init_task_runnable_average(struct task_struct *p);
 
-static inline void inc_nr_running(struct rq *rq)
+static inline void add_nr_running(struct rq *rq, unsigned count)
 {
-	rq->nr_running++;
+	unsigned prev_nr = rq->nr_running;
+
+	rq->nr_running = prev_nr + count;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL
-	if (rq->nr_running == 2) {
+	if (prev_nr < 2 && rq->nr_running >= 2) {
 		if (tick_nohz_full_cpu(rq->cpu)) {
 			/* Order rq->nr_running write against the IPI */
 			smp_wmb();
@@ -1221,9 +1223,9 @@ static inline void inc_nr_running(struct rq *rq)
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline void dec_nr_running(struct rq *rq)
+static inline void sub_nr_running(struct rq *rq, unsigned count)
 {
-	rq->nr_running--;
+	rq->nr_running -= count;
 }
 
 static inline void rq_last_tick_reset(struct rq *rq)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/stop_task.c b/kernel/sched/stop_task.c
index d6ce65dde541..bfe0edadbfbb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/stop_task.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/stop_task.c
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ pick_next_task_stop(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
 static void
 enqueue_task_stop(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)
 {
-	inc_nr_running(rq);
+	add_nr_running(rq, 1);
 }
 
 static void
 dequeue_task_stop(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)
 {
-	dec_nr_running(rq);
+	sub_nr_running(rq, 1);
 }
 
 static void yield_task_stop(struct rq *rq)