diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 8b228c5b3eb4..06ff75f4ac7b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -8423,6 +8423,17 @@ static struct rq *find_busiest_queue(struct lb_env *env,
 
 		capacity = capacity_of(i);
 
+		/*
+		 * For ASYM_CPUCAPACITY domains, don't pick a CPU that could
+		 * eventually lead to active_balancing high->low capacity.
+		 * Higher per-CPU capacity is considered better than balancing
+		 * average load.
+		 */
+		if (env->sd->flags & SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITY &&
+		    capacity_of(env->dst_cpu) < capacity &&
+		    rq->nr_running == 1)
+			continue;
+
 		wl = weighted_cpuload(rq);
 
 		/*