diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index a10c4f8f47e8..e5f39e8dfe53 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ static unsigned long score_nearby_nodes(struct task_struct *p, int nid,
 		 * of each group. Skip other nodes.
 		 */
 		if (sched_numa_topology_type == NUMA_BACKPLANE &&
-					dist > maxdist)
+					dist >= maxdist)
 			continue;
 
 		/* Add up the faults from nearby nodes. */