diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 24fe39e57bc39..e08287d3806fa 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -9135,7 +9135,7 @@ static void nohz_balancer_kick(struct rq *rq)
 	if (time_before(now, nohz.next_balance))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (rq->nr_running >= 2) {
+	if (rq->nr_running >= 2 || rq->misfit_task_load) {
 		flags = NOHZ_KICK_MASK;
 		goto out;
 	}