diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index d36f8d221669..0576ce0e0af2 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6855,6 +6855,19 @@ static int need_active_balance(struct lb_env *env)
 			return 1;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * The dst_cpu is idle and the src_cpu CPU has only 1 CFS task.
+	 * It's worth migrating the task if the src_cpu's capacity is reduced
+	 * because of other sched_class or IRQs if more capacity stays
+	 * available on dst_cpu.
+	 */
+	if ((env->idle != CPU_NOT_IDLE) &&
+	    (env->src_rq->cfs.h_nr_running == 1)) {
+		if ((check_cpu_capacity(env->src_rq, sd)) &&
+		    (capacity_of(env->src_cpu)*sd->imbalance_pct < capacity_of(env->dst_cpu)*100))
+			return 1;
+	}
+
 	return unlikely(sd->nr_balance_failed > sd->cache_nice_tries+2);
 }
 
@@ -6954,6 +6967,9 @@ redo:
 
 	schedstat_add(sd, lb_imbalance[idle], env.imbalance);
 
+	env.src_cpu = busiest->cpu;
+	env.src_rq = busiest;
+
 	ld_moved = 0;
 	if (busiest->nr_running > 1) {
 		/*
@@ -6963,8 +6979,6 @@ redo:
 		 * correctly treated as an imbalance.
 		 */
 		env.flags |= LBF_ALL_PINNED;
-		env.src_cpu   = busiest->cpu;
-		env.src_rq    = busiest;
 		env.loop_max  = min(sysctl_sched_nr_migrate, busiest->nr_running);
 
 more_balance:
@@ -7664,22 +7678,25 @@ end:
 
 /*
  * Current heuristic for kicking the idle load balancer in the presence
- * of an idle cpu is the system.
+ * of an idle cpu in the system.
  *   - This rq has more than one task.
- *   - At any scheduler domain level, this cpu's scheduler group has multiple
- *     busy cpu's exceeding the group's capacity.
+ *   - This rq has at least one CFS task and the capacity of the CPU is
+ *     significantly reduced because of RT tasks or IRQs.
+ *   - At parent of LLC scheduler domain level, this cpu's scheduler group has
+ *     multiple busy cpu.
  *   - For SD_ASYM_PACKING, if the lower numbered cpu's in the scheduler
  *     domain span are idle.
  */
-static inline int nohz_kick_needed(struct rq *rq)
+static inline bool nohz_kick_needed(struct rq *rq)
 {
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
 	struct sched_domain *sd;
 	struct sched_group_capacity *sgc;
 	int nr_busy, cpu = rq->cpu;
+	bool kick = false;
 
 	if (unlikely(rq->idle_balance))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
        /*
 	* We may be recently in ticked or tickless idle mode. At the first
@@ -7693,38 +7710,46 @@ static inline int nohz_kick_needed(struct rq *rq)
 	 * balancing.
 	 */
 	if (likely(!atomic_read(&nohz.nr_cpus)))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	if (time_before(now, nohz.next_balance))
-		return 0;
+		return false;
 
 	if (rq->nr_running >= 2)
-		goto need_kick;
+		return true;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	sd = rcu_dereference(per_cpu(sd_busy, cpu));
-
 	if (sd) {
 		sgc = sd->groups->sgc;
 		nr_busy = atomic_read(&sgc->nr_busy_cpus);
 
-		if (nr_busy > 1)
-			goto need_kick_unlock;
+		if (nr_busy > 1) {
+			kick = true;
+			goto unlock;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	sd = rcu_dereference(rq->sd);
+	if (sd) {
+		if ((rq->cfs.h_nr_running >= 1) &&
+				check_cpu_capacity(rq, sd)) {
+			kick = true;
+			goto unlock;
+		}
 	}
 
 	sd = rcu_dereference(per_cpu(sd_asym, cpu));
-
 	if (sd && (cpumask_first_and(nohz.idle_cpus_mask,
-				  sched_domain_span(sd)) < cpu))
-		goto need_kick_unlock;
+				  sched_domain_span(sd)) < cpu)) {
+		kick = true;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
 
+unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return 0;
-
-need_kick_unlock:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-need_kick:
-	return 1;
+	return kick;
 }
 #else
 static void nohz_idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq, enum cpu_idle_type idle) { }