diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 97d9ba26915e..a3b5edb26bc5 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -579,12 +579,15 @@ enum
 {
 	TASKLET_STATE_SCHED,	/* Tasklet is scheduled for execution */
 	TASKLET_STATE_RUN,	/* Tasklet is running (SMP only) */
-	TASKLET_STATE_PENDING	/* Tasklet is pending */
+	TASKLET_STATE_PENDING,	/* Tasklet is pending */
+	TASKLET_STATE_CHAINED	/* Tasklet is chained */
 };
 
 #define TASKLET_STATEF_SCHED	(1 << TASKLET_STATE_SCHED)
 #define TASKLET_STATEF_RUN	(1 << TASKLET_STATE_RUN)
 #define TASKLET_STATEF_PENDING	(1 << TASKLET_STATE_PENDING)
+#define TASKLET_STATEF_CHAINED	(1 << TASKLET_STATE_CHAINED)
+#define TASKLET_STATEF_RC	(TASKLET_STATEF_RUN | TASKLET_STATEF_CHAINED)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP) || defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL)
 static inline int tasklet_trylock(struct tasklet_struct *t)
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 25bcf2f2714b..73dae64bfc9c 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -947,6 +947,10 @@ static void __tasklet_schedule_common(struct tasklet_struct *t,
 	 * is locked before adding it to the list.
 	 */
 	if (test_bit(TASKLET_STATE_SCHED, &t->state)) {
+		if (test_and_set_bit(TASKLET_STATE_CHAINED, &t->state)) {
+			tasklet_unlock(t);
+			return;
+		}
 		t->next = NULL;
 		*head->tail = t;
 		head->tail = &(t->next);
@@ -1040,7 +1044,7 @@ static void tasklet_action_common(struct softirq_action *a,
 again:
 		t->func(t->data);
 
-		while (!tasklet_tryunlock(t)) {
+		while (cmpxchg(&t->state, TASKLET_STATEF_RC, 0) != TASKLET_STATEF_RC) {
 			/*
 			 * If it got disabled meanwhile, bail out:
 			 */
diff --git a/localversion-rt b/localversion-rt
index 24707986c321..4b7dca68a5b4 100644
--- a/localversion-rt
+++ b/localversion-rt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--rt48
+-rt49
