diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index 039baa4cd90c..bceb89557973 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -1890,6 +1890,12 @@ static void common_cpu_mem_hotplug_unplug(void)
 	top_cpuset.mems_allowed = node_states[N_HIGH_MEMORY];
 	scan_for_empty_cpusets(&top_cpuset);
 
+	/*
+	 * Scheduler destroys domains on hotplug events.
+	 * Rebuild them based on the current settings.
+	 */
+	rebuild_sched_domains();
+
 	cgroup_unlock();
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index ce375cb551e9..4a3cb0614158 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -7237,6 +7237,18 @@ void __attribute__((weak)) arch_update_cpu_topology(void)
 {
 }
 
+/*
+ * Free current domain masks.
+ * Called after all cpus are attached to NULL domain.
+ */
+static void free_sched_domains(void)
+{
+	ndoms_cur = 0;
+	if (doms_cur != &fallback_doms)
+		kfree(doms_cur);
+	doms_cur = &fallback_doms;
+}
+
 /*
  * Set up scheduler domains and groups. Callers must hold the hotplug lock.
  * For now this just excludes isolated cpus, but could be used to
@@ -7384,6 +7396,7 @@ int arch_reinit_sched_domains(void)
 	get_online_cpus();
 	mutex_lock(&sched_domains_mutex);
 	detach_destroy_domains(&cpu_online_map);
+	free_sched_domains();
 	err = arch_init_sched_domains(&cpu_online_map);
 	mutex_unlock(&sched_domains_mutex);
 	put_online_cpus();
@@ -7469,6 +7482,7 @@ static int update_sched_domains(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
 	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE_FROZEN:
 		detach_destroy_domains(&cpu_online_map);
+		free_sched_domains();
 		return NOTIFY_OK;
 
 	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
@@ -7487,8 +7501,16 @@ static int update_sched_domains(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 	}
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_CPUSETS
+	/*
+	 * Create default domain partitioning if cpusets are disabled.
+	 * Otherwise we let cpusets rebuild the domains based on the
+	 * current setup.
+	 */
+
 	/* The hotplug lock is already held by cpu_up/cpu_down */
 	arch_init_sched_domains(&cpu_online_map);
+#endif
 
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }