diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 11cd136..0b99aae 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -4896,7 +4896,8 @@
 	 * max load less than avg load(as we skip the groups at or below
 	 * its cpu_power, while calculating max_load..)
 	 */
-	if (busiest->avg_load < sds->avg_load) {
+	if (busiest->avg_load <= sds->avg_load ||
+	    local->avg_load >= sds->avg_load) {
 		env->imbalance = 0;
 		return fix_small_imbalance(env, sds);
 	}