diff --git a/include/linux/sched/sd_flags.h b/include/linux/sched/sd_flags.h
index 29af5f032861..34b21e971d77 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/sd_flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/sd_flags.h
@@ -151,5 +151,6 @@ SD_FLAG(SD_OVERLAP, SDF_SHARED_PARENT | SDF_NEEDS_GROUPS)
  * Cross-node balancing
  *
  * SHARED_PARENT: Set for all NUMA levels above NODE.
+ * NEEDS_GROUPS: No point in preserving domain if it has a single group.
  */
-SD_FLAG(SD_NUMA, SDF_SHARED_PARENT)
+SD_FLAG(SD_NUMA, SDF_SHARED_PARENT | SDF_NEEDS_GROUPS)