diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
index 41df62884cea9..a3a2417fec547 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ sd_init(struct sched_domain_topology_level *tl,
 	*sd = (struct sched_domain){
 		.min_interval		= sd_weight,
 		.max_interval		= 2*sd_weight,
-		.busy_factor		= 32,
+		.busy_factor		= 16,
 		.imbalance_pct		= 117,
 
 		.cache_nice_tries	= 0,