diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index cf3e816db80f..dd4f25305604 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5859,10 +5859,10 @@ skip_spare:
 }
 
 /*
- * find_idlest_cpu - find the idlest cpu among the cpus in group.
+ * find_idlest_group_cpu - find the idlest cpu among the cpus in group.
  */
 static int
-find_idlest_cpu(struct sched_group *group, struct task_struct *p, int this_cpu)
+find_idlest_group_cpu(struct sched_group *group, struct task_struct *p, int this_cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long load, min_load = ULONG_MAX;
 	unsigned int min_exit_latency = UINT_MAX;
@@ -5911,6 +5911,50 @@ find_idlest_cpu(struct sched_group *group, struct task_struct *p, int this_cpu)
 	return shallowest_idle_cpu != -1 ? shallowest_idle_cpu : least_loaded_cpu;
 }
 
+static inline int find_idlest_cpu(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p,
+				  int cpu, int prev_cpu, int sd_flag)
+{
+	int new_cpu = prev_cpu;
+
+	while (sd) {
+		struct sched_group *group;
+		struct sched_domain *tmp;
+		int weight;
+
+		if (!(sd->flags & sd_flag)) {
+			sd = sd->child;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		group = find_idlest_group(sd, p, cpu, sd_flag);
+		if (!group) {
+			sd = sd->child;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		new_cpu = find_idlest_group_cpu(group, p, cpu);
+		if (new_cpu == -1 || new_cpu == cpu) {
+			/* Now try balancing at a lower domain level of cpu */
+			sd = sd->child;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* Now try balancing at a lower domain level of new_cpu */
+		cpu = new_cpu;
+		weight = sd->span_weight;
+		sd = NULL;
+		for_each_domain(cpu, tmp) {
+			if (weight <= tmp->span_weight)
+				break;
+			if (tmp->flags & sd_flag)
+				sd = tmp;
+		}
+		/* while loop will break here if sd == NULL */
+	}
+
+	return new_cpu;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_SMT
 
 static inline void set_idle_cores(int cpu, int val)
@@ -6277,39 +6321,8 @@ pick_cpu:
 		if (sd_flag & SD_BALANCE_WAKE) /* XXX always ? */
 			new_cpu = select_idle_sibling(p, prev_cpu, new_cpu);
 
-	} else while (sd) {
-		struct sched_group *group;
-		int weight;
-
-		if (!(sd->flags & sd_flag)) {
-			sd = sd->child;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		group = find_idlest_group(sd, p, cpu, sd_flag);
-		if (!group) {
-			sd = sd->child;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		new_cpu = find_idlest_cpu(group, p, cpu);
-		if (new_cpu == -1 || new_cpu == cpu) {
-			/* Now try balancing at a lower domain level of cpu */
-			sd = sd->child;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* Now try balancing at a lower domain level of new_cpu */
-		cpu = new_cpu;
-		weight = sd->span_weight;
-		sd = NULL;
-		for_each_domain(cpu, tmp) {
-			if (weight <= tmp->span_weight)
-				break;
-			if (tmp->flags & sd_flag)
-				sd = tmp;
-		}
-		/* while loop will break here if sd == NULL */
+	} else {
+		new_cpu = find_idlest_cpu(sd, p, cpu, prev_cpu, sd_flag);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();