diff --git a/kernel/sched/deadline.c b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
index 9d483e862e58..c047a94de273 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/deadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/deadline.c
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ static void update_curr_dl(struct rq *rq)
 
 	sched_rt_avg_update(rq, delta_exec);
 
-	dl_se->runtime -= delta_exec;
+	dl_se->runtime -= dl_se->dl_yielded ? 0 : delta_exec;
 	if (dl_runtime_exceeded(rq, dl_se)) {
 		__dequeue_task_dl(rq, curr, 0);
 		if (likely(start_dl_timer(dl_se, curr->dl.dl_boosted)))