diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index b10e0663a49e..226837960ec0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -1546,28 +1546,12 @@ static bool load_too_imbalanced(long src_load, long dst_load,
 	src_capacity = env->src_stats.compute_capacity;
 	dst_capacity = env->dst_stats.compute_capacity;
 
-	/* We care about the slope of the imbalance, not the direction. */
-	if (dst_load < src_load)
-		swap(dst_load, src_load);
+	imb = abs(dst_load * src_capacity - src_load * dst_capacity);
 
-	/* Is the difference below the threshold? */
-	imb = dst_load * src_capacity * 100 -
-	      src_load * dst_capacity * env->imbalance_pct;
-	if (imb <= 0)
-		return false;
-
-	/*
-	 * The imbalance is above the allowed threshold.
-	 * Compare it with the old imbalance.
-	 */
 	orig_src_load = env->src_stats.load;
 	orig_dst_load = env->dst_stats.load;
 
-	if (orig_dst_load < orig_src_load)
-		swap(orig_dst_load, orig_src_load);
-
-	old_imb = orig_dst_load * src_capacity * 100 -
-		  orig_src_load * dst_capacity * env->imbalance_pct;
+	old_imb = abs(orig_dst_load * src_capacity - orig_src_load * dst_capacity);
 
 	/* Would this change make things worse? */
 	return (imb > old_imb);