diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 0e3a9935515c..bf7b7a7e778b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6129,7 +6129,7 @@ find_idlest_group_cpu(struct sched_group *group, struct task_struct *p, int this
 static inline int find_idlest_cpu(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p,
 				  int cpu, int prev_cpu, int sd_flag)
 {
-	int new_cpu = prev_cpu;
+	int new_cpu = cpu;
 	int wu = sd_flag & SD_BALANCE_WAKE;
 	int cas_cpu = -1;