diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 7bb2f464b456..a140c6a8c947 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -1452,12 +1452,12 @@ static void update_numa_active_node_mask(struct numa_group *numa_group)
 /*
  * When adapting the scan rate, the period is divided into NUMA_PERIOD_SLOTS
  * increments. The more local the fault statistics are, the higher the scan
- * period will be for the next scan window. If local/remote ratio is below
- * NUMA_PERIOD_THRESHOLD (where range of ratio is 1..NUMA_PERIOD_SLOTS) the
- * scan period will decrease
+ * period will be for the next scan window. If local/(local+remote) ratio is
+ * below NUMA_PERIOD_THRESHOLD (where range of ratio is 1..NUMA_PERIOD_SLOTS)
+ * the scan period will decrease. Aim for 70% local accesses.
  */
 #define NUMA_PERIOD_SLOTS 10
-#define NUMA_PERIOD_THRESHOLD 3
+#define NUMA_PERIOD_THRESHOLD 7
 
 /*
  * Increase the scan period (slow down scanning) if the majority of