diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index fa32bc09dadf..b610ef9e522f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -3438,7 +3438,7 @@ static bool dl_param_changed(struct task_struct *p,
 
 static int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p,
 				const struct sched_attr *attr,
-				bool user)
+				bool user, bool pi)
 {
 	int newprio = dl_policy(attr->sched_policy) ? MAX_DL_PRIO - 1 :
 		      MAX_RT_PRIO - 1 - attr->sched_priority;
@@ -3624,18 +3624,20 @@ change:
 	p->sched_reset_on_fork = reset_on_fork;
 	oldprio = p->prio;
 
-	/*
-	 * Take priority boosted tasks into account. If the new
-	 * effective priority is unchanged, we just store the new
-	 * normal parameters and do not touch the scheduler class and
-	 * the runqueue. This will be done when the task deboost
-	 * itself.
-	 */
-	new_effective_prio = rt_mutex_get_effective_prio(p, newprio);
-	if (new_effective_prio == oldprio) {
-		__setscheduler_params(p, attr);
-		task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &flags);
-		return 0;
+	if (pi) {
+		/*
+		 * Take priority boosted tasks into account. If the new
+		 * effective priority is unchanged, we just store the new
+		 * normal parameters and do not touch the scheduler class and
+		 * the runqueue. This will be done when the task deboost
+		 * itself.
+		 */
+		new_effective_prio = rt_mutex_get_effective_prio(p, newprio);
+		if (new_effective_prio == oldprio) {
+			__setscheduler_params(p, attr);
+			task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &flags);
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	queued = task_on_rq_queued(p);
@@ -3646,7 +3648,7 @@ change:
 		put_prev_task(rq, p);
 
 	prev_class = p->sched_class;
-	__setscheduler(rq, p, attr, true);
+	__setscheduler(rq, p, attr, pi);
 
 	if (running)
 		p->sched_class->set_curr_task(rq);
@@ -3661,7 +3663,8 @@ change:
 	check_class_changed(rq, p, prev_class, oldprio);
 	task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &flags);
 
-	rt_mutex_adjust_pi(p);
+	if (pi)
+		rt_mutex_adjust_pi(p);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3682,7 +3685,7 @@ static int _sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p, int policy,
 		attr.sched_policy = policy;
 	}
 
-	return __sched_setscheduler(p, &attr, check);
+	return __sched_setscheduler(p, &attr, check, true);
 }
 /**
  * sched_setscheduler - change the scheduling policy and/or RT priority of a thread.
@@ -3703,7 +3706,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sched_setscheduler);
 
 int sched_setattr(struct task_struct *p, const struct sched_attr *attr)
 {
-	return __sched_setscheduler(p, attr, true);
+	return __sched_setscheduler(p, attr, true, true);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sched_setattr);
 
@@ -7361,32 +7364,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(___might_sleep);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
-static void normalize_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
-{
-	const struct sched_class *prev_class = p->sched_class;
-	struct sched_attr attr = {
-		.sched_policy = SCHED_NORMAL,
-	};
-	int old_prio = p->prio;
-	int queued;
-
-	queued = task_on_rq_queued(p);
-	if (queued)
-		dequeue_task(rq, p, 0);
-	__setscheduler(rq, p, &attr, false);
-	if (queued) {
-		enqueue_task(rq, p, 0);
-		resched_curr(rq);
-	}
-
-	check_class_changed(rq, p, prev_class, old_prio);
-}
-
 void normalize_rt_tasks(void)
 {
 	struct task_struct *g, *p;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct rq *rq;
+	struct sched_attr attr = {
+		.sched_policy = SCHED_NORMAL,
+	};
 
 	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 	for_each_process_thread(g, p) {
@@ -7413,9 +7396,7 @@ void normalize_rt_tasks(void)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		rq = task_rq_lock(p, &flags);
-		normalize_task(rq, p);
-		task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &flags);
+		__sched_setscheduler(p, &attr, false, false);
 	}
 	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
 }