diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index d9c4e97bfebd..8b228c5b3eb4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -7793,7 +7793,7 @@ static bool update_nohz_stats(struct rq *rq, bool force)
  * @load_idx: Load index of sched_domain of this_cpu for load calc.
  * @local_group: Does group contain this_cpu.
  * @sgs: variable to hold the statistics for this group.
- * @overload: Indicate more than one runnable task for any CPU.
+ * @overload: Indicate pullable load (e.g. >1 runnable task).
  */
 static inline void update_sg_lb_stats(struct lb_env *env,
 			struct sched_group *group, int load_idx,
@@ -7837,8 +7837,10 @@ static inline void update_sg_lb_stats(struct lb_env *env,
 			sgs->idle_cpus++;
 
 		if (env->sd->flags & SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITY &&
-		    sgs->group_misfit_task_load < rq->misfit_task_load)
+		    sgs->group_misfit_task_load < rq->misfit_task_load) {
 			sgs->group_misfit_task_load = rq->misfit_task_load;
+			*overload = 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Adjust by relative CPU capacity of the group */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 938063639793..85b3a2bf6c2b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -715,7 +715,11 @@ struct root_domain {
 	cpumask_var_t		span;
 	cpumask_var_t		online;
 
-	/* Indicate more than one runnable task for any CPU */
+	/*
+	 * Indicate pullable load on at least one CPU, e.g:
+	 * - More than one runnable task
+	 * - Running task is misfit
+	 */
 	int			overload;
 
 	/*