diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index f6308cb44d09..0923ab2b7eb9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -7198,7 +7198,8 @@ void init_tg_cfs_entry(struct task_group *tg, struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq,
 		se->cfs_rq = parent->my_q;
 
 	se->my_q = cfs_rq;
-	update_load_set(&se->load, 0);
+	/* guarantee group entities always have weight */
+	update_load_set(&se->load, NICE_0_LOAD);
 	se->parent = parent;
 }