diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 8bca292f0803..df2cdf77f899 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6352,8 +6352,10 @@ static inline void update_sd_lb_stats(struct lb_env *env, struct sd_lb_stats *sd
 		 * with a large weight task outweighs the tasks on the system).
 		 */
 		if (prefer_sibling && sds->local &&
-		    sds->local_stat.group_has_free_capacity)
+		    sds->local_stat.group_has_free_capacity) {
 			sgs->group_capacity_factor = min(sgs->group_capacity_factor, 1U);
+			sgs->group_type = group_classify(sg, sgs);
+		}
 
 		if (update_sd_pick_busiest(env, sds, sg, sgs)) {
 			sds->busiest = sg;