diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
index 00911884b7e7..8344757bba6e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
@@ -317,8 +317,9 @@ static void sched_energy_set(bool has_eas)
  * EAS can be used on a root domain if it meets all the following conditions:
  *    1. an Energy Model (EM) is available;
  *    2. the SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITY flag is set in the sched_domain hierarchy.
- *    3. the EM complexity is low enough to keep scheduling overheads low;
- *    4. schedutil is driving the frequency of all CPUs of the rd;
+ *    3. no SMT is detected.
+ *    4. the EM complexity is low enough to keep scheduling overheads low;
+ *    5. schedutil is driving the frequency of all CPUs of the rd;
  *
  * The complexity of the Energy Model is defined as:
  *
@@ -360,6 +361,13 @@ static bool build_perf_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map)
 		goto free;
 	}
 
+	/* EAS definitely does *not* handle SMT */
+	if (sched_smt_active()) {
+		pr_warn("rd %*pbl: Disabling EAS, SMT is not supported\n",
+			cpumask_pr_args(cpu_map));
+		goto free;
+	}
+
 	for_each_cpu(i, cpu_map) {
 		/* Skip already covered CPUs. */
 		if (find_pd(pd, i))