diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
index 03d38c291de6..65bb6fd70439 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
@@ -178,7 +178,12 @@ static inline int performance_multiplier(unsigned long nr_iowaiters, unsigned lo
 
 	/* for higher loadavg, we are more reluctant */
 
-	mult += 2 * get_loadavg(load);
+	/*
+	 * this doesn't work as intended - it is almost always 0, but can
+	 * sometimes, depending on workload, spike very high into the hundreds
+	 * even when the average cpu load is under 10%.
+	 */
+	/* mult += 2 * get_loadavg(); */
 
 	/* for IO wait tasks (per cpu!) we add 5x each */
 	mult += 10 * nr_iowaiters;