diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 9ee3d4f6de47..8cb32f83c9b0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/latencytop.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
+#include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/profile.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
@@ -4415,20 +4416,46 @@ static int
 find_idlest_cpu(struct sched_group *group, struct task_struct *p, int this_cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long load, min_load = ULONG_MAX;
-	int idlest = -1;
+	unsigned int min_exit_latency = UINT_MAX;
+	u64 latest_idle_timestamp = 0;
+	int least_loaded_cpu = this_cpu;
+	int shallowest_idle_cpu = -1;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Traverse only the allowed CPUs */
 	for_each_cpu_and(i, sched_group_cpus(group), tsk_cpus_allowed(p)) {
-		load = weighted_cpuload(i);
-
-		if (load < min_load || (load == min_load && i == this_cpu)) {
-			min_load = load;
-			idlest = i;
+		if (idle_cpu(i)) {
+			struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(i);
+			struct cpuidle_state *idle = idle_get_state(rq);
+			if (idle && idle->exit_latency < min_exit_latency) {
+				/*
+				 * We give priority to a CPU whose idle state
+				 * has the smallest exit latency irrespective
+				 * of any idle timestamp.
+				 */
+				min_exit_latency = idle->exit_latency;
+				latest_idle_timestamp = rq->idle_stamp;
+				shallowest_idle_cpu = i;
+			} else if ((!idle || idle->exit_latency == min_exit_latency) &&
+				   rq->idle_stamp > latest_idle_timestamp) {
+				/*
+				 * If equal or no active idle state, then
+				 * the most recently idled CPU might have
+				 * a warmer cache.
+				 */
+				latest_idle_timestamp = rq->idle_stamp;
+				shallowest_idle_cpu = i;
+			}
+		} else {
+			load = weighted_cpuload(i);
+			if (load < min_load || (load == min_load && i == this_cpu)) {
+				min_load = load;
+				least_loaded_cpu = i;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return idlest;
+	return shallowest_idle_cpu != -1 ? shallowest_idle_cpu : least_loaded_cpu;
 }
 
 /*