diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 587a2f67ceb1..8b384b8d2f1d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5863,6 +5863,13 @@ static int detach_tasks(struct lb_env *env)
 		return 0;
 
 	while (!list_empty(tasks)) {
+		/*
+		 * We don't want to steal all, otherwise we may be treated likewise,
+		 * which could at worst lead to a livelock crash.
+		 */
+		if (env->idle != CPU_NOT_IDLE && env->src_rq->nr_running <= 1)
+			break;
+
 		p = list_first_entry(tasks, struct task_struct, se.group_node);
 
 		env->loop++;