diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 98a53a2fe354..2ba8f230feb9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -8711,8 +8711,14 @@ static bool update_pick_idlest(struct sched_group *idlest,
 
 	case group_has_spare:
 		/* Select group with most idle CPUs */
-		if (idlest_sgs->idle_cpus >= sgs->idle_cpus)
+		if (idlest_sgs->idle_cpus > sgs->idle_cpus)
 			return false;
+
+		/* Select group with lowest group_util */
+		if (idlest_sgs->idle_cpus == sgs->idle_cpus &&
+			idlest_sgs->group_util <= sgs->group_util)
+			return false;
+
 		break;
 	}