diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index ba0556d..00ebd76 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -3215,8 +3215,10 @@
 		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)
+		if (pulled_task) {
+			this_rq->idle_stamp = 0;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&this_rq->lock);