diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 0dd365889bc58b..1baa6537cf3fbb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ config ARM64
 	select HAVE_PERF_REGS
 	select HAVE_PERF_USER_STACK_DUMP
 	select HAVE_RCU_TABLE_FREE
+	select HAVE_PREEMPT_LAZY
 	select HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
 	select IOMMU_DMA if IOMMU_SUPPORT
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
index 90c7ff233735d7..b229ef49a6438e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct thread_info {
 	mm_segment_t		addr_limit;	/* address limit */
 	struct task_struct	*task;		/* main task structure */
 	int			preempt_count;	/* 0 => preemptable, <0 => bug */
+	int			preempt_lazy_count; /* 0 => preemptable, <0 => bug */
 	int			cpu;		/* cpu */
 };
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 #define TIF_NEED_RESCHED	1
 #define TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME	2	/* callback before returning to user */
 #define TIF_FOREIGN_FPSTATE	3	/* CPU's FP state is not current's */
+#define TIF_NEED_RESCHED_LAZY	4
 #define TIF_NOHZ		7
 #define TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE	8
 #define TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT	9
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ static inline struct thread_info *current_thread_info(void)
 #define _TIF_NEED_RESCHED	(1 << TIF_NEED_RESCHED)
 #define _TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME	(1 << TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME)
 #define _TIF_FOREIGN_FPSTATE	(1 << TIF_FOREIGN_FPSTATE)
+#define _TIF_NEED_RESCHED_LAZY	(1 << TIF_NEED_RESCHED_LAZY)
 #define _TIF_NOHZ		(1 << TIF_NOHZ)
 #define _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE	(1 << TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE)
 #define _TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT	(1 << TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index 25de8b24496131..c5038409e050b0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ int main(void)
   BLANK();
   DEFINE(TI_FLAGS,		offsetof(struct thread_info, flags));
   DEFINE(TI_PREEMPT,		offsetof(struct thread_info, preempt_count));
+  DEFINE(TI_PREEMPT_LAZY,	offsetof(struct thread_info, preempt_lazy_count));
   DEFINE(TI_ADDR_LIMIT,		offsetof(struct thread_info, addr_limit));
   DEFINE(TI_TASK,		offsetof(struct thread_info, task));
   DEFINE(TI_CPU,		offsetof(struct thread_info, cpu));
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
index 7ed3d75f630418..dd8fd31f8cbaf9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -363,11 +363,16 @@ el1_irq:
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 	get_thread_info tsk
 	ldr	w24, [tsk, #TI_PREEMPT]		// get preempt count
-	cbnz	w24, 1f				// preempt count != 0
+	cbnz	w24, 2f				// preempt count != 0
 	ldr	x0, [tsk, #TI_FLAGS]		// get flags
-	tbz	x0, #TIF_NEED_RESCHED, 1f	// needs rescheduling?
-	bl	el1_preempt
+	tbnz	x0, #TIF_NEED_RESCHED, 1f	// needs rescheduling?
+
+	ldr	w24, [tsk, #TI_PREEMPT_LAZY]	// get preempt lazy count
+	cbnz	w24, 2f				// preempt lazy count != 0
+	tbz	x0, #TIF_NEED_RESCHED_LAZY, 2f	// needs rescheduling?
 1:
+	bl	el1_preempt
+2:
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
 	bl	trace_hardirqs_on
@@ -381,6 +386,7 @@ el1_preempt:
 1:	bl	preempt_schedule_irq		// irq en/disable is done inside
 	ldr	x0, [tsk, #TI_FLAGS]		// get new tasks TI_FLAGS
 	tbnz	x0, #TIF_NEED_RESCHED, 1b	// needs rescheduling?
+	tbnz	x0, #TIF_NEED_RESCHED_LAZY, 1b	// needs rescheduling?
 	ret	x24
 #endif
 
@@ -625,6 +631,7 @@ ret_fast_syscall_trace:
  */
 work_pending:
 	tbnz	x1, #TIF_NEED_RESCHED, work_resched
+	tbnz	x1, #TIF_NEED_RESCHED_LAZY, work_resched
 	/* TIF_SIGPENDING, TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME or TIF_FOREIGN_FPSTATE case */
 	ldr	x2, [sp, #S_PSTATE]
 	mov	x0, sp				// 'regs'