diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 8c5d8c0c8827..bdcbeea90c95 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -4537,15 +4537,14 @@ static void dequeue_task_fair(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)
 
 		/* Don't dequeue parent if it has other entities besides us */
 		if (cfs_rq->load.weight) {
+			/* Avoid re-evaluating load for this entity: */
+			se = parent_entity(se);
 			/*
 			 * Bias pick_next to pick a task from this cfs_rq, as
 			 * p is sleeping when it is within its sched_slice.
 			 */
-			if (task_sleep && parent_entity(se))
-				set_next_buddy(parent_entity(se));
-
-			/* avoid re-evaluating load for this entity */
-			se = parent_entity(se);
+			if (task_sleep && se && !throttled_hierarchy(cfs_rq))
+				set_next_buddy(se);
 			break;
 		}
 		flags |= DEQUEUE_SLEEP;