diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index cf958aefac33c182baab30ee9e2916156bf3fa83..6c091d6e159d01fb23c0dd786495c533cb005c5b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,11 @@ static void check_preempt_wakeup(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 	}
 
 	gran = sysctl_sched_wakeup_granularity;
-	if (unlikely(se->load.weight != NICE_0_LOAD))
+	/*
+	 * More easily preempt - nice tasks, while not making
+	 * it harder for + nice tasks.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(se->load.weight > NICE_0_LOAD))
 		gran = calc_delta_fair(gran, &se->load);
 
 	if (pse->vruntime + gran < se->vruntime)