diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 23381056b4b5..218f8e83db73 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -7067,9 +7067,11 @@ static inline void calculate_imbalance(struct lb_env *env, struct sd_lb_stats *s
 	if (busiest->group_type == group_overloaded &&
 	    local->group_type   == group_overloaded) {
 		load_above_capacity = busiest->sum_nr_running * SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE;
-		if (load_above_capacity > busiest->group_capacity)
+		if (load_above_capacity > busiest->group_capacity) {
 			load_above_capacity -= busiest->group_capacity;
-		else
+			load_above_capacity *= NICE_0_LOAD;
+			load_above_capacity /= busiest->group_capacity;
+		} else
 			load_above_capacity = ~0UL;
 	}