diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index aa9fe94586d80..cffeaa84b4061 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -8783,7 +8783,19 @@ static void yield_task_fair(struct rq *rq)
 	 */
 	rq_clock_skip_update(rq);
 
-	se->deadline += calc_delta_fair(se->slice, se);
+	/*
+	 * Forfeit the remaining vruntime, only if the entity is eligible. This
+	 * condition is necessary because in core scheduling we prefer to run
+	 * ineligible tasks rather than force idling. If this happens we may
+	 * end up in a loop where the core scheduler picks the yielding task,
+	 * which yields immediately again; without the condition the vruntime
+	 * ends up quickly running away.
+	 */
+	if (entity_eligible(cfs_rq, se)) {
+		se->vruntime = se->deadline;
+		se->deadline += calc_delta_fair(se->slice, se);
+		update_min_vruntime(cfs_rq);
+	}
 }
 
 static bool yield_to_task_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)