diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 370aeb6377cc..23047b2738cd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6293,7 +6293,7 @@ static inline int find_best_target(struct task_struct *p, bool boosted)
 {
 	int iter_cpu;
 	int target_cpu = -1;
-	int target_capacity = 0;
+	int target_util = 0;
 	int backup_capacity = 0;
 	int best_idle_cpu = -1;
 	int best_idle_cstate = INT_MAX;
@@ -6349,10 +6349,10 @@ static inline int find_best_target(struct task_struct *p, bool boosted)
 
 		if (new_util < cur_capacity) {
 			if (cpu_rq(i)->nr_running) {
-				if (target_capacity == 0 ||
-					target_capacity > cur_capacity) {
+				if (target_util == 0 ||
+					target_util > new_util) {
 					target_cpu = i;
-					target_capacity = cur_capacity;
+					target_util = new_util;
 				}
 			} else if (!boosted) {
 				if (best_idle_cpu < 0 ||