diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index fd0e55fee9a3..0d453e9c6ea2 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6762,8 +6762,13 @@ select_task_rq_fair(struct task_struct *p, int prev_cpu, int sd_flag, int wake_f
 
 	if (sd_flag & SD_BALANCE_WAKE) {
 		record_wakee(p);
-		want_affine = (!wake_wide(p) && !wake_cap(p, cpu, prev_cpu) &&
-			cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, tsk_cpus_allowed(p)));
+		/*
+		 * do wake_cap unconditionally as it causes task and cpu
+		 * utilization to be synced, and we need that for energy
+		 * aware wakeups
+		 */
+		want_affine = !wake_wide(p) && !wake_cap(p, cpu, prev_cpu)
+			&& cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, tsk_cpus_allowed(p));
 	}
 
 	if (energy_aware() && !(cpu_rq(prev_cpu)->rd->overutilized))