diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 5ac63c9a995a3570e0ad73a20b28c23cb972a963..048f39e457611dd687a6e6c7b2a06ce8d2fcb59b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -1332,10 +1332,11 @@ ttwu_do_wakeup(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int wake_flags)
 		u64 delta = rq_clock(rq) - rq->idle_stamp;
 		u64 max = 2*sysctl_sched_migration_cost;
 
-		if (delta > max)
+		update_avg(&rq->avg_idle, delta);
+
+		if (rq->avg_idle > max)
 			rq->avg_idle = max;
-		else
-			update_avg(&rq->avg_idle, delta);
+
 		rq->idle_stamp = 0;
 	}
 #endif