diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 7455a83a6a99..de3d589fa8eb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -1546,6 +1546,28 @@ static bool invalid_llc_nr(struct mm_struct *mm, struct task_struct *p,
 			(scale * per_cpu(sd_llc_size, cpu)));
 }
 
+/*
+ * A task counts in nr_pref_llc_running while it is queued on its preferred
+ * LLC (pref_llc_queued) and runnable (!sched_delayed), keeping the counter in
+ * the runnable domain so alb_break_llc() can compare it with h_nr_runnable.
+ */
+static bool task_pref_llc_runnable(struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	return p->pref_llc_queued && !p->se.sched_delayed;
+}
+
+static void pref_llc_running_inc(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	if (task_pref_llc_runnable(p))
+		rq->nr_pref_llc_running++;
+}
+
+static void pref_llc_running_dec(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	if (task_pref_llc_runnable(p))
+		rq->nr_pref_llc_running--;
+}
+
 static void account_llc_enqueue(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	int pref_llc, pref_llc_queued;
@@ -1557,7 +1579,6 @@ static void account_llc_enqueue(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 
 	pref_llc_queued = (pref_llc == task_llc(p));
 	rq->nr_llc_running++;
-	rq->nr_pref_llc_running += pref_llc_queued;
 
 	/*
 	 * Record whether p is enqueued on its preferred
@@ -1575,6 +1596,9 @@ static void account_llc_enqueue(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 	 */
 	p->pref_llc_queued = pref_llc_queued;
 
+	/* Skipped while delayed; clear_delayed() adds it back on wake. */
+	pref_llc_running_inc(rq, p);
+
 	sd = rcu_dereference_all(rq->sd);
 	if (sd && (unsigned int)pref_llc < sd->llc_max)
 		sd->llc_counts[pref_llc]++;
@@ -1591,7 +1615,12 @@ static void account_llc_dequeue(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 
 	rq->nr_llc_running--;
 	if (p->pref_llc_queued) {
-		rq->nr_pref_llc_running--;
+		/*
+		 * Skipped if still delayed (set_delayed() already removed it);
+		 * clearing pref_llc_queued below also stops clear_delayed()
+		 * from re-adding it.
+		 */
+		pref_llc_running_dec(rq, p);
 		/*
 		 * Update the status in case
 		 * other logic might query
@@ -1995,6 +2024,7 @@ void init_sched_mm(struct task_struct *p)
 	 * polluting account_llc_enqueue().
 	 */
 	p->preferred_llc = -1;
+	p->pref_llc_queued = 0;
 }
 
 #else /* CONFIG_SCHED_CACHE */
@@ -2016,6 +2046,10 @@ static void account_llc_enqueue(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p) {}
 
 static void account_llc_dequeue(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p) {}
 
+static void pref_llc_running_inc(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p) {}
+
+static void pref_llc_running_dec(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p) {}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_SCHED_CACHE */
 
 /*
@@ -6390,15 +6424,27 @@ static __always_inline void return_cfs_rq_runtime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq);
 
 static void set_delayed(struct sched_entity *se)
 {
-	se->sched_delayed = 1;
-
 	/*
 	 * Delayed se of cfs_rq have no tasks queued on them.
 	 * Do not adjust h_nr_runnable since __dequeue_task()
 	 * will account it for blocked tasks.
+	 *
+	 * This check can be removed because when flat pick
+	 * patches get merged as only task can get delayed,
+	 * same for clear_delayed().
 	 */
-	if (!entity_is_task(se))
+	if (!entity_is_task(se)) {
+		se->sched_delayed = 1;
 		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Drop a task leaving the runnable set.
+	 * Needs to be called before sched_delayed is set.
+	 * clear_delayed() mirrors this after clearing the flag.
+	 */
+	pref_llc_running_dec(rq_of(cfs_rq_of(se)), task_of(se));
+	se->sched_delayed = 1;
 
 	for_each_sched_entity(se) {
 		struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq = cfs_rq_of(se);
@@ -6420,6 +6466,13 @@ static void clear_delayed(struct sched_entity *se)
 	if (!entity_is_task(se))
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * Re-add on wake, after sched_delayed is cleared. On a final delayed
+	 * dequeue account_llc_dequeue() already cleared pref_llc_queued, so
+	 * this does nothing.
+	 */
+	pref_llc_running_inc(rq_of(cfs_rq_of(se)), task_of(se));
+
 	for_each_sched_entity(se) {
 		struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq = cfs_rq_of(se);