diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 22139e97b2a8..57a58bc48021 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -9353,6 +9353,16 @@ static inline void calculate_imbalance(struct lb_env *env, struct sd_lb_stats *s
 
 		sds->avg_load = (sds->total_load * SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE) /
 				sds->total_capacity;
+
+		/*
+		 * If the local group is more loaded than the average system
+		 * load, don't try to pull any tasks.
+		 */
+		if (local->avg_load >= sds->avg_load) {
+			env->imbalance = 0;
+			return;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	/*