diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 8c74c2f60d4b..169b74276af6 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -8174,7 +8174,7 @@ static int detach_tasks(struct lb_env *env)
 		case migrate_util:
 			util = task_util_est(p);
 
-			if (util > env->imbalance)
+			if (shr_bound(util, env->sd->nr_balance_failed) > env->imbalance)
 				goto next;
 
 			env->imbalance -= util;