diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index d58a949c95194f39a9da820fc7335d0bcfbc08a3..83aed043cd010036a1e610a7ae7325c8ab6eef34 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -8707,6 +8707,13 @@ static int detach_tasks(struct lb_env *env)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_PRIO_LB
 	if (sysctl_sched_prio_load_balance_enabled && env->imbalance > 0) {
+		/*
+		 * Avoid offline tasks starve to death if env->loop exceed
+		 * env->loop_max, so we should set env->loop to 0 and detach
+		 * offline tasks again.
+		*/
+		if (env->loop > env->loop_max)
+			env->loop = 0;
 		loop++;
 		if (loop == 1) {
 			tasks = &env->src_rq->cfs_offline_tasks;