diff --git a/include/linux/sched/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sched/sysctl.h
index 97ec1e60b6bd..32ed61b2072d 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/sysctl.h
@@ -131,6 +131,6 @@ extern int sched_little_cluster_coloc_fmin_khz_handler(struct ctl_table *table,
 extern char sched_lib_name[LIB_PATH_LENGTH];
 extern unsigned int sched_lib_mask_force;
 extern bool is_sched_lib_based_app(pid_t pid);
-extern unsigned long *sched_busy_hysteresis_cpubits;
+extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_busy_hysteresis_enable_cpus;
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_SCHED_SYSCTL_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched_avg.c b/kernel/sched/sched_avg.c
index 7555dc98d33b..5fb03f94d8fd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched_avg.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched_avg.c
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, iowait_prod_sum);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(spinlock_t, nr_lock) = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(nr_lock);
 static s64 last_get_time;
 
-static struct cpumask sched_busy_hysteresis_cpumask;
-unsigned long *sched_busy_hysteresis_cpubits =
-				cpumask_bits(&sched_busy_hysteresis_cpumask);
+unsigned int sysctl_sched_busy_hysteresis_enable_cpus;
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(atomic64_t, last_busy_time) = ATOMIC64_INIT(0);
 
 #define NR_THRESHOLD_PCT		15
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ static inline void update_last_busy_time(int cpu, bool dequeue,
 {
 	bool nr_run_trigger = false, load_trigger = false;
 
-	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &sched_busy_hysteresis_cpumask))
+	if (!(BIT(cpu) & sysctl_sched_busy_hysteresis_enable_cpus))
 		return;
 
 	if (prev_nr_run >= BUSY_NR_RUN && per_cpu(nr, cpu) < BUSY_NR_RUN)
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index bd8683967762..9e49f5a5d382 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -442,10 +442,12 @@ static struct ctl_table kern_table[] = {
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "sched_busy_hysteresis_enable_cpus",
-		.data		= &sched_busy_hysteresis_cpubits,
-		.maxlen		= NR_CPUS,
+		.data		= &sysctl_sched_busy_hysteresis_enable_cpus,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_do_large_bitmap,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_douintvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= &zero,
+		.extra2		= &two_hundred_fifty_five,
 	},
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG