diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 60e5e38..8c38df0 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -273,11 +273,11 @@
 extern int runqueue_is_locked(int cpu);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && defined(CONFIG_NO_HZ)
-extern void select_nohz_load_balancer(int stop_tick);
+extern void nohz_balance_enter_idle(int cpu);
 extern void set_cpu_sd_state_idle(void);
 extern int get_nohz_timer_target(void);
 #else
-static inline void select_nohz_load_balancer(int stop_tick) { }
+static inline void nohz_balance_enter_idle(int cpu) { }
 static inline void set_cpu_sd_state_idle(void) { }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 9ae3a5b..de596a2 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -4603,7 +4603,7 @@
 	return;
 }
 
-static inline void clear_nohz_tick_stopped(int cpu)
+static inline void nohz_balance_exit_idle(int cpu)
 {
 	if (unlikely(test_bit(NOHZ_TICK_STOPPED, nohz_flags(cpu)))) {
 		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, nohz.idle_cpus_mask);
@@ -4643,28 +4643,23 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * This routine will record that this cpu is going idle with tick stopped.
+ * This routine will record that the cpu is going idle with tick stopped.
  * This info will be used in performing idle load balancing in the future.
  */
-void select_nohz_load_balancer(int stop_tick)
+void nohz_balance_enter_idle(int cpu)
 {
-	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-
 	/*
 	 * If this cpu is going down, then nothing needs to be done.
 	 */
 	if (!cpu_active(cpu))
 		return;
 
-	if (stop_tick) {
-		if (test_bit(NOHZ_TICK_STOPPED, nohz_flags(cpu)))
-			return;
+	if (test_bit(NOHZ_TICK_STOPPED, nohz_flags(cpu)))
+		return;
 
-		cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, nohz.idle_cpus_mask);
-		atomic_inc(&nohz.nr_cpus);
-		set_bit(NOHZ_TICK_STOPPED, nohz_flags(cpu));
-	}
-	return;
+	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, nohz.idle_cpus_mask);
+	atomic_inc(&nohz.nr_cpus);
+	set_bit(NOHZ_TICK_STOPPED, nohz_flags(cpu));
 }
 
 static int __cpuinit sched_ilb_notifier(struct notifier_block *nfb,
@@ -4672,7 +4667,7 @@
 {
 	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
 	case CPU_DYING:
-		clear_nohz_tick_stopped(smp_processor_id());
+		nohz_balance_exit_idle(smp_processor_id());
 		return NOTIFY_OK;
 	default:
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -4833,7 +4828,7 @@
 	* busy tick after returning from idle, we will update the busy stats.
 	*/
 	set_cpu_sd_state_busy();
-	clear_nohz_tick_stopped(cpu);
+	nohz_balance_exit_idle(cpu);
 
 	/*
 	 * None are in tickless mode and hence no need for NOHZ idle load
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index 3a9e5d5..1a5ee90 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 		 * the scheduler tick in nohz_restart_sched_tick.
 		 */
 		if (!ts->tick_stopped) {
-			select_nohz_load_balancer(1);
+			nohz_balance_enter_idle(cpu);
 			calc_load_enter_idle();
 
 			ts->last_tick = hrtimer_get_expires(&ts->sched_timer);
@@ -569,7 +569,6 @@
 static void tick_nohz_restart_sched_tick(struct tick_sched *ts, ktime_t now)
 {
 	/* Update jiffies first */
-	select_nohz_load_balancer(0);
 	tick_do_update_jiffies64(now);
 	update_cpu_load_nohz();