diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index 0012c34bb860..7ac2a634128b 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -84,9 +84,19 @@ static bool		have_boot_isolcpus;
 static struct list_head remote_children;
 
 /*
- * A flag to force sched domain rebuild at the end of an operation while
- * inhibiting it in the intermediate stages when set. Currently it is only
- * set in hotplug code.
+ * A flag to force sched domain rebuild at the end of an operation.
+ * It can be set in
+ *  - update_partition_sd_lb()
+ *  - remote_partition_check()
+ *  - update_cpumasks_hier()
+ *  - cpuset_update_flag()
+ *  - cpuset_hotplug_update_tasks()
+ *  - cpuset_handle_hotplug()
+ *
+ * Protected by cpuset_mutex (with cpus_read_lock held) or cpus_write_lock.
+ *
+ * Note that update_relax_domain_level() in cpuset-v1.c can still call
+ * rebuild_sched_domains_locked() directly without using this flag.
  */
 static bool force_sd_rebuild;
 
@@ -998,6 +1008,7 @@ void rebuild_sched_domains_locked(void)
 
 	lockdep_assert_cpus_held();
 	lockdep_assert_held(&cpuset_mutex);
+	force_sd_rebuild = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * If we have raced with CPU hotplug, return early to avoid
@@ -1172,8 +1183,8 @@ static void update_partition_sd_lb(struct cpuset *cs, int old_prs)
 			clear_bit(CS_SCHED_LOAD_BALANCE, &cs->flags);
 	}
 
-	if (rebuild_domains && !force_sd_rebuild)
-		rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
+	if (rebuild_domains)
+		cpuset_force_rebuild();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1530,8 +1541,8 @@ static void remote_partition_check(struct cpuset *cs, struct cpumask *newmask,
 			remote_partition_disable(child, tmp);
 			disable_cnt++;
 		}
-	if (disable_cnt && !force_sd_rebuild)
-		rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
+	if (disable_cnt)
+		cpuset_force_rebuild();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2124,8 +2135,8 @@ get_css:
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	if (need_rebuild_sched_domains && !force_sd_rebuild)
-		rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
+	if (need_rebuild_sched_domains)
+		cpuset_force_rebuild();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2744,9 +2755,13 @@ int cpuset_update_flag(cpuset_flagbits_t bit, struct cpuset *cs,
 	cs->flags = trialcs->flags;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&callback_lock);
 
-	if (!cpumask_empty(trialcs->cpus_allowed) && balance_flag_changed &&
-	    !force_sd_rebuild)
-		rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
+	if (!cpumask_empty(trialcs->cpus_allowed) && balance_flag_changed) {
+		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPUSETS_V1) ||
+		    cgroup_subsys_on_dfl(cpuset_cgrp_subsys))
+			cpuset_force_rebuild();
+		else
+			rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
+	}
 
 	if (spread_flag_changed)
 		cpuset1_update_tasks_flags(cs);
@@ -2866,6 +2881,8 @@ out:
 	update_partition_sd_lb(cs, old_prs);
 
 	notify_partition_change(cs, old_prs);
+	if (force_sd_rebuild)
+		rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
 	free_cpumasks(NULL, &tmpmask);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3136,6 +3153,8 @@ ssize_t cpuset_write_resmask(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	}
 
 	free_cpuset(trialcs);
+	if (force_sd_rebuild)
+		rebuild_sched_domains_locked();
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&cpuset_mutex);
 	cpus_read_unlock();
@@ -3879,11 +3898,9 @@ static void cpuset_handle_hotplug(void)
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 
-	/* rebuild sched domains if cpus_allowed has changed */
-	if (force_sd_rebuild) {
-		force_sd_rebuild = false;
+	/* rebuild sched domains if necessary */
+	if (force_sd_rebuild)
 		rebuild_sched_domains_cpuslocked();
-	}
 
 	free_cpumasks(NULL, ptmp);
 }