diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 6625c3c4b10d0..12bc367d92413 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -3344,7 +3344,7 @@ find_busiest_group(struct sched_domain *sd, int this_cpu,
 		} else
 			this_load_per_task = cpu_avg_load_per_task(this_cpu);
 
-		if (max_load - this_load + 2*busiest_load_per_task >=
+		if (max_load - this_load + busiest_load_per_task >=
 					busiest_load_per_task * imbn) {
 			*imbalance = busiest_load_per_task;
 			return busiest;