diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index a24661ac3d23..694c258b8771 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -8683,6 +8683,10 @@ void nohz_balance_enter_idle(int cpu)
 	if (!cpu_active(cpu))
 		return;
 
+	/* Spare idle load balancing on CPUs that don't want to be disturbed: */
+	if (!is_housekeeping_cpu(cpu))
+		return;
+
 	if (test_bit(NOHZ_TICK_STOPPED, nohz_flags(cpu)))
 		return;