diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index f8096788cb1b..436f36f768c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1003,6 +1003,7 @@ extern void wake_up_q(struct wake_q_head *head);
 #define SD_BALANCE_FORK		0x0008	/* Balance on fork, clone */
 #define SD_BALANCE_WAKE		0x0010  /* Balance on wakeup */
 #define SD_WAKE_AFFINE		0x0020	/* Wake task to waking CPU */
+#define SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITY	0x0040  /* Groups have different max cpu capacities */
 #define SD_SHARE_CPUCAPACITY	0x0080	/* Domain members share cpu capacity */
 #define SD_SHARE_POWERDOMAIN	0x0100	/* Domain members share power domain */
 #define SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES	0x0200	/* Domain members share cpu pkg resources */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 8c5778053a20..1294c3cacab0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -6037,6 +6037,7 @@ static int sd_degenerate(struct sched_domain *sd)
 			 SD_BALANCE_FORK |
 			 SD_BALANCE_EXEC |
 			 SD_SHARE_CPUCAPACITY |
+			 SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITY |
 			 SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES |
 			 SD_SHARE_POWERDOMAIN |
 			 SD_SHARE_CAP_STATES)) {
@@ -6068,6 +6069,7 @@ sd_parent_degenerate(struct sched_domain *sd, struct sched_domain *parent)
 				SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE |
 				SD_BALANCE_FORK |
 				SD_BALANCE_EXEC |
+				SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITY |
 				SD_SHARE_CPUCAPACITY |
 				SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES |
 				SD_PREFER_SIBLING |
@@ -6749,11 +6751,19 @@ static int sched_domains_curr_level;
 /*
  * SD_flags allowed in topology descriptions.
  *
- * SD_SHARE_CPUCAPACITY      - describes SMT topologies
- * SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES - describes shared caches
- * SD_NUMA                - describes NUMA topologies
- * SD_SHARE_POWERDOMAIN   - describes shared power domain
- * SD_SHARE_CAP_STATES    - describes shared capacity states
+ * These flags are purely descriptive of the topology and do not prescribe
+ * behaviour. Behaviour is artificial and mapped in the below sd_init()
+ * function:
+ *
+ *   SD_SHARE_CPUCAPACITY   - describes SMT topologies
+ *   SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES - describes shared caches
+ *   SD_NUMA                - describes NUMA topologies
+ *   SD_SHARE_POWERDOMAIN   - describes shared power domain
+ *   SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITY    - describes mixed capacity topologies
+ *   SD_SHARE_CAP_STATES    - describes shared capacity states
+ *
+ * Odd one out, which beside describing the topology has a quirk also
+ * prescribes the desired behaviour that goes along with it:
  *
  * Odd one out:
  * SD_ASYM_PACKING        - describes SMT quirks
@@ -6763,6 +6773,7 @@ static int sched_domains_curr_level;
 	 SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES |	\
 	 SD_NUMA |			\
 	 SD_ASYM_PACKING |		\
+	 SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITY |		\
 	 SD_SHARE_POWERDOMAIN |		\
 	 SD_SHARE_CAP_STATES)