diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 18d9e75f1f6e..ebb815f6bda7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5473,13 +5473,21 @@ find_idlest_group(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p,
 	 * utilized systems if we require spare_capacity > task_util(p),
 	 * so we allow for some task stuffing by using
 	 * spare_capacity > task_util(p)/2.
+	 *
+	 * Spare capacity can't be used for fork because the utilization has
+	 * not been set yet, we must first select a rq to compute the initial
+	 * utilization.
 	 */
+	if (sd_flag & SD_BALANCE_FORK)
+		goto skip_spare;
+
 	if (this_spare > task_util(p) / 2 &&
 	    imbalance*this_spare > 100*most_spare)
 		return NULL;
 	else if (most_spare > task_util(p) / 2)
 		return most_spare_sg;
 
+skip_spare:
 	if (!idlest || 100*this_load < imbalance*min_load)
 		return NULL;
 	return idlest;