diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 6e775ac39eb4..3e7606d3ad0f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5950,7 +5950,7 @@ find_idlest_group_cpu(struct sched_group *group, struct task_struct *p, int this
 			}
 		} else if (shallowest_idle_cpu == -1) {
 			load = weighted_cpuload(cpu_rq(i));
-			if (load < min_load || (load == min_load && i == this_cpu)) {
+			if (load < min_load) {
 				min_load = load;
 				least_loaded_cpu = i;
 			}