diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 2b69fc6502..ba0c203669 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -522,7 +522,9 @@ struct task_struct {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_SCHED
 	struct task_group		*sched_task_group;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	struct sched_dl_entity		dl;
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
 	/* List of struct preempt_notifier: */
diff --git a/include/linux/sched/deadline.h b/include/linux/sched/deadline.h
index 975be862e0..308ca2482a 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/deadline.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/deadline.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 static inline int dl_prio(int prio)
 {
-	if (unlikely(prio < MAX_DL_PRIO))
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SCHED_DL) && unlikely(prio < MAX_DL_PRIO))
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index b9aed60cac..f73e3f0940 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1303,6 +1303,14 @@ config SCHED_AUTOGROUP
 	  desktop applications.  Task group autogeneration is currently based
 	  upon task session.
 
+config SCHED_DL
+	bool "Deadline Task Scheduling" if EXPERT
+	default y
+	help
+	  This adds the sched_dl scheduling class to the kernel providing
+	  support for the SCHED_DEADLINE policy. You might want to disable
+	  this to reduce the kernel size. If unsure say y.
+
 config SYSFS_DEPRECATED
 	bool "Enable deprecated sysfs features to support old userspace tools"
 	depends on SYSFS
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
index 28cd09e635..f42c1b1e52 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
@@ -227,8 +227,13 @@ static inline bool unlock_rt_mutex_safe(struct rt_mutex *lock,
 /*
  * Only use with rt_mutex_waiter_{less,equal}()
  */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 #define task_to_waiter(p)	\
 	&(struct rt_mutex_waiter){ .prio = (p)->prio, .deadline = (p)->dl.deadline }
+#else
+#define task_to_waiter(p)	\
+	&(struct rt_mutex_waiter){ .prio = (p)->prio, .deadline = 0 }
+#endif
 
 static inline int
 rt_mutex_waiter_less(struct rt_mutex_waiter *left,
@@ -692,7 +697,9 @@ static int rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain(struct task_struct *task,
 	 * the values of the node being removed.
 	 */
 	waiter->prio = task->prio;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	waiter->deadline = task->dl.deadline;
+#endif
 
 	rt_mutex_enqueue(lock, waiter);
 
@@ -967,7 +974,9 @@ static int task_blocks_on_rt_mutex(struct rt_mutex *lock,
 	waiter->task = task;
 	waiter->lock = lock;
 	waiter->prio = task->prio;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	waiter->deadline = task->dl.deadline;
+#endif
 
 	/* Get the top priority waiter on the lock */
 	if (rt_mutex_has_waiters(lock))
diff --git a/kernel/sched/Makefile b/kernel/sched/Makefile
index 5e4c2e7a63..3bd6a7c1cc 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/sched/Makefile
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ CFLAGS_core.o := $(PROFILING) -fno-omit-frame-pointer
 endif
 
 obj-y += core.o loadavg.o clock.o cputime.o
-obj-y += idle_task.o fair.o rt.o deadline.o
 obj-y += wait.o swait.o completion.o idle.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpupri.o cpudeadline.o topology.o stop_task.o
+obj-y += idle_task.o fair.o rt.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SCHED_DL) += deadline.o $(if $(CONFIG_SMP),cpudeadline.o)
+obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpupri.o topology.o stop_task.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SCHED_AUTOGROUP) += autogroup.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS) += stats.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG) += debug.o
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 93ce28ea34..d2d2791f32 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -634,9 +634,11 @@ bool sched_can_stop_tick(struct rq *rq)
 {
 	int fifo_nr_running;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	/* Deadline tasks, even if single, need the tick */
 	if (rq->dl.dl_nr_running)
 		return false;
+#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * If there are more than one RR tasks, we need the tick to effect the
@@ -2174,9 +2176,11 @@ static void __sched_fork(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct *p)
 	memset(&p->se.statistics, 0, sizeof(p->se.statistics));
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&p->dl.rb_node);
 	init_dl_task_timer(&p->dl);
 	__dl_clear_params(p);
+#endif
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->rt.run_list);
 	p->rt.timeout		= 0;
@@ -3699,6 +3703,9 @@ void rt_mutex_setprio(struct task_struct *p, struct task_struct *pi_task)
 	 *      --> -dl task blocks on mutex A and could preempt the
 	 *          running task
 	 */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
+	if (dl_prio(oldprio))
+		p->dl.dl_boosted = 0;
 	if (dl_prio(prio)) {
 		if (!dl_prio(p->normal_prio) ||
 		    (pi_task && dl_entity_preempt(&pi_task->dl, &p->dl))) {
@@ -3707,15 +3714,13 @@ void rt_mutex_setprio(struct task_struct *p, struct task_struct *pi_task)
 		} else
 			p->dl.dl_boosted = 0;
 		p->sched_class = &dl_sched_class;
-	} else if (rt_prio(prio)) {
-		if (dl_prio(oldprio))
-			p->dl.dl_boosted = 0;
+	} else
+#endif
+	if (rt_prio(prio)) {
 		if (oldprio < prio)
 			queue_flag |= ENQUEUE_HEAD;
 		p->sched_class = &rt_sched_class;
 	} else {
-		if (dl_prio(oldprio))
-			p->dl.dl_boosted = 0;
 		if (rt_prio(oldprio))
 			p->rt.timeout = 0;
 		p->sched_class = &fair_sched_class;
@@ -5266,7 +5271,8 @@ int cpuset_cpumask_can_shrink(const struct cpumask *cur,
 	if (!cpumask_weight(cur))
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = dl_cpuset_cpumask_can_shrink(cur, trial);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SCHED_DL))
+		ret = dl_cpuset_cpumask_can_shrink(cur, trial);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -5561,7 +5567,7 @@ static void cpuset_cpu_active(void)
 static int cpuset_cpu_inactive(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	if (!cpuhp_tasks_frozen) {
-		if (dl_cpu_busy(cpu))
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SCHED_DL) && dl_cpu_busy(cpu))
 			return -EBUSY;
 		cpuset_update_active_cpus();
 	} else {
@@ -5721,7 +5727,9 @@ void __init sched_init_smp(void)
 	free_cpumask_var(non_isolated_cpus);
 
 	init_sched_rt_class();
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	init_sched_dl_class();
+#endif
 
 	sched_init_smt();
 	sched_clock_init_late();
@@ -5825,7 +5833,9 @@ void __init sched_init(void)
 #endif /* CONFIG_CPUMASK_OFFSTACK */
 
 	init_rt_bandwidth(&def_rt_bandwidth, global_rt_period(), global_rt_runtime());
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	init_dl_bandwidth(&def_dl_bandwidth, global_rt_period(), global_rt_runtime());
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	init_defrootdomain();
@@ -5855,7 +5865,9 @@ void __init sched_init(void)
 		rq->calc_load_update = jiffies + LOAD_FREQ;
 		init_cfs_rq(&rq->cfs);
 		init_rt_rq(&rq->rt);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 		init_dl_rq(&rq->dl);
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 		root_task_group.shares = ROOT_TASK_GROUP_LOAD;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rq->leaf_cfs_rq_list);
@@ -6518,16 +6530,19 @@ int sched_rt_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 		if (ret)
 			goto undo;
 
-		ret = sched_dl_global_validate();
-		if (ret)
-			goto undo;
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SCHED_DL)) {
+			ret = sched_dl_global_validate();
+			if (ret)
+				goto undo;
+		}
 
 		ret = sched_rt_global_constraints();
 		if (ret)
 			goto undo;
 
 		sched_rt_do_global();
-		sched_dl_do_global();
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SCHED_DL))
+			sched_dl_do_global();
 	}
 	if (0) {
 undo:
diff --git a/kernel/sched/debug.c b/kernel/sched/debug.c
index 38f019324f..84f80a81ab 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/debug.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/debug.c
@@ -646,7 +646,9 @@ do {									\
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&sched_debug_lock, flags);
 	print_cfs_stats(m, cpu);
 	print_rt_stats(m, cpu);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	print_dl_stats(m, cpu);
+#endif
 
 	print_rq(m, rq, cpu);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sched_debug_lock, flags);
@@ -954,10 +956,12 @@ void proc_sched_show_task(struct task_struct *p, struct seq_file *m)
 #endif
 	P(policy);
 	P(prio);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	if (p->policy == SCHED_DEADLINE) {
 		P(dl.runtime);
 		P(dl.deadline);
 	}
+#endif
 #undef PN_SCHEDSTAT
 #undef PN
 #undef __PN
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index 979b734100..a3206ef3e8 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -1544,9 +1544,12 @@ pick_next_task_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev, struct rq_flags *rf)
 		 * means a dl or stop task can slip in, in which case we need
 		 * to re-start task selection.
 		 */
-		if (unlikely((rq->stop && task_on_rq_queued(rq->stop)) ||
-			     rq->dl.dl_nr_running))
+		if (unlikely((rq->stop && task_on_rq_queued(rq->stop))))
 			return RETRY_TASK;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
+		if (unlikely(rq->dl.dl_nr_running))
+			return RETRY_TASK;
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 4a845c19b8..ec9a84aad4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static inline int rt_policy(int policy)
 
 static inline int dl_policy(int policy)
 {
-	return policy == SCHED_DEADLINE;
+	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SCHED_DL) && policy == SCHED_DEADLINE;
 }
 static inline bool valid_policy(int policy)
 {
@@ -667,7 +667,9 @@ struct rq {
 
 	struct cfs_rq cfs;
 	struct rt_rq rt;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	struct dl_rq dl;
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 	/* list of leaf cfs_rq on this cpu: */
@@ -1438,9 +1440,12 @@ static inline void set_curr_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *curr)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 #define sched_class_highest (&stop_sched_class)
-#else
+#elif defined(CONFIG_SCHED_DL)
 #define sched_class_highest (&dl_sched_class)
+#else
+#define sched_class_highest (&rt_sched_class)
 #endif
+
 #define for_each_class(class) \
    for (class = sched_class_highest; class; class = class->next)
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/stop_task.c b/kernel/sched/stop_task.c
index 9f69fb6308..5632dc3e63 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/stop_task.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/stop_task.c
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ static void update_curr_stop(struct rq *rq)
  * Simple, special scheduling class for the per-CPU stop tasks:
  */
 const struct sched_class stop_sched_class = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	.next			= &dl_sched_class,
+#else
+	.next			= &rt_sched_class,
+#endif
 
 	.enqueue_task		= enqueue_task_stop,
 	.dequeue_task		= dequeue_task_stop,
diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
index 1b0b4fb128..25328bfca6 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ static void free_rootdomain(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 	struct root_domain *rd = container_of(rcu, struct root_domain, rcu);
 
 	cpupri_cleanup(&rd->cpupri);
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	cpudl_cleanup(&rd->cpudl);
+#endif
 	free_cpumask_var(rd->dlo_mask);
 	free_cpumask_var(rd->rto_mask);
 	free_cpumask_var(rd->online);
@@ -253,16 +255,20 @@ static int init_rootdomain(struct root_domain *rd)
 	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&rd->rto_mask, GFP_KERNEL))
 		goto free_dlo_mask;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	init_dl_bw(&rd->dl_bw);
 	if (cpudl_init(&rd->cpudl) != 0)
 		goto free_rto_mask;
+#endif
 
 	if (cpupri_init(&rd->cpupri) != 0)
 		goto free_cpudl;
 	return 0;
 
 free_cpudl:
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_DL
 	cpudl_cleanup(&rd->cpudl);
+#endif
 free_rto_mask:
 	free_cpumask_var(rd->rto_mask);
 free_dlo_mask:
