diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index c6c8e7f52935..ff4dbbae3b10 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -4652,6 +4652,7 @@ static void
 place_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se, int initial)
 {
 	u64 vruntime = cfs_rq->min_vruntime;
+	u64 sleep_time;
 
 	/*
 	 * The 'current' period is already promised to the current tasks,
@@ -4681,8 +4682,18 @@ place_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se, int initial)
 		vruntime -= thresh;
 	}
 
-	/* ensure we never gain time by being placed backwards. */
-	se->vruntime = max_vruntime(se->vruntime, vruntime);
+	/*
+	 * Pull vruntime of the entity being placed to the base level of
+	 * cfs_rq, to prevent boosting it if placed backwards.  If the entity
+	 * slept for a long time, don't even try to compare its vruntime with
+	 * the base as it may be too far off and the comparison may get
+	 * inversed due to s64 overflow.
+	 */
+	sleep_time = rq_clock_task(rq_of(cfs_rq)) - se->exec_start;
+	if ((s64)sleep_time > 60LL * NSEC_PER_SEC)
+		se->vruntime = vruntime;
+	else
+		se->vruntime = max_vruntime(se->vruntime, vruntime);
 }
 
 static void check_enqueue_throttle(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq);