diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 0b99aae339cb..2aedaccebcc8 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -4823,8 +4823,8 @@ void fix_small_imbalance(struct lb_env *env, struct sd_lb_stats *sds)
 		(busiest->load_per_task * SCHED_POWER_SCALE) /
 		busiest->group_power;
 
-	if (busiest->avg_load - local->avg_load + scaled_busy_load_per_task >=
-	    (scaled_busy_load_per_task * imbn)) {
+	if (busiest->avg_load + scaled_busy_load_per_task >=
+	    local->avg_load + (scaled_busy_load_per_task * imbn)) {
 		env->imbalance = busiest->load_per_task;
 		return;
 	}