diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 4174338ffa36..8be45edca41a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5020,7 +5020,7 @@ static void nohz_idle_balance(int this_cpu, enum cpu_idle_type idle)
 		goto end;
 
 	for_each_cpu(balance_cpu, nohz.idle_cpus_mask) {
-		if (balance_cpu == this_cpu || !idle_cpu(this_cpu))
+		if (balance_cpu == this_cpu || !idle_cpu(balance_cpu))
 			continue;
 
 		/*