diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
index 249bec7b0a4c..41df62884cea 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ sd_init(struct sched_domain_topology_level *tl,
 		.min_interval		= sd_weight,
 		.max_interval		= 2*sd_weight,
 		.busy_factor		= 32,
-		.imbalance_pct		= 125,
+		.imbalance_pct		= 117,
 
 		.cache_nice_tries	= 0,