diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 1abaa37..f1ead2e 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -445,16 +445,33 @@ struct sched_dl_entity {
 	 *
 	 * @dl_yielded tells if task gave up the CPU before consuming
 	 * all its available runtime during the last job.
+	 *
+	 * @dl_non_contending tells if the task is inactive while still
+	 * contributing to the active utilization. In other words, it
+	 * indicates if the inactive timer has been armed and its handler
+	 * has not been executed yet. This flag is useful to avoid race
+	 * conditions between the inactive timer handler and the wakeup
+	 * code.
 	 */
 	int				dl_throttled;
 	int				dl_boosted;
 	int				dl_yielded;
+	int				dl_non_contending;
 
 	/*
 	 * Bandwidth enforcement timer. Each -deadline task has its
 	 * own bandwidth to be enforced, thus we need one timer per task.
 	 */
 	struct hrtimer			dl_timer;
+
+	/*
+	 * Inactive timer, responsible for decreasing the active utilization
+	 * at the "0-lag time". When a -deadline task blocks, it contributes
+	 * to GRUB's active utilization until the "0-lag time", hence a
+	 * timer is needed to decrease the active utilization at the correct
+	 * time.
+	 */
+	struct hrtimer inactive_timer;
 };
 
 union rcu_special {