diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 051903f33eec..28ccf502c63c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6713,7 +6713,6 @@ static int idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq)
 		if (sd->flags & SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE) {
 			t0 = sched_clock_cpu(this_cpu);
 
-			/* If we've pulled tasks over stop searching: */
 			pulled_task = load_balance(this_cpu, this_rq,
 						   sd, CPU_NEWLY_IDLE,
 						   &continue_balancing);
@@ -6728,7 +6727,12 @@ static int idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq)
 		interval = msecs_to_jiffies(sd->balance_interval);
 		if (time_after(next_balance, sd->last_balance + interval))
 			next_balance = sd->last_balance + interval;
-		if (pulled_task)
+
+		/*
+		 * Stop searching for tasks to pull if there are
+		 * now runnable tasks on this rq.
+		 */
+		if (pulled_task || this_rq->nr_running > 0)
 			break;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();