diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/topology.h
index cf6053b226c38383de57774346fdb1ed4b4d8e39..47f3c51d5e27aae240796a5904f662a2403d075b 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/topology.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/topology.h
@@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ void build_cpu_to_node_map(void);
 	.busy_idx		= 2,			\
 	.idle_idx		= 1,			\
 	.newidle_idx		= 2,			\
-	.wake_idx		= 1,			\
+	.wake_idx		= 0,			\
 	.forkexec_idx		= 1,			\
 	.flags			= SD_LOAD_BALANCE	\
 				| SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE	\
 				| SD_BALANCE_EXEC	\
+				| SD_BALANCE_FORK	\
 				| SD_BALANCE_WAKE	\
 				| SD_WAKE_AFFINE,	\
 	.last_balance		= jiffies,		\
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ void build_cpu_to_node_map(void);
 	.busy_idx		= 3,			\
 	.idle_idx		= 2,			\
 	.newidle_idx		= 2,			\
-	.wake_idx		= 1,			\
+	.wake_idx		= 0,			\
 	.forkexec_idx		= 1,			\
 	.flags			= SD_LOAD_BALANCE	\
 				| SD_BALANCE_EXEC	\
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/topology.h
index c6343313ff592f7d8ccd9ffd8913f3a2e0dcc771..a6b220ab56db1f97af4924d05d047b28dafeb55b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/topology.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/topology.h
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ static inline int pcibus_to_node(struct pci_bus *bus)
 	.busy_idx		= 3,			\
 	.idle_idx		= 1,			\
 	.newidle_idx		= 2,			\
-	.wake_idx		= 1,			\
+	.wake_idx		= 0,			\
 	.flags			= SD_LOAD_BALANCE	\
 				| SD_BALANCE_EXEC	\
+				| SD_BALANCE_FORK	\
 				| SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE	\
 				| SD_BALANCE_WAKE	\
 				| SD_SERIALIZE,		\
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/topology.h
index dc1531e2f25f52cfe235038a0579b094d80c858d..9054e5c0ad54959f7bcc199f6a965d847bef0ce4 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/topology.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/topology.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	.busy_idx		= 3,			\
 	.idle_idx		= 2,			\
 	.newidle_idx		= 2,			\
-	.wake_idx		= 1,			\
+	.wake_idx		= 0,			\
 	.forkexec_idx		= 1,			\
 	.flags			= SD_LOAD_BALANCE	\
 				| SD_BALANCE_FORK	\
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/topology_64.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/topology_64.h
index 1d091abd2d132d4ddf1208d81f52c9742f046cf9..bc3a0930ed643f57f999c9595c692dc9d5313aed 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/topology_64.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/topology_64.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static inline int pcibus_to_node(struct pci_bus *pbus)
 	.busy_idx		= 3,			\
 	.idle_idx		= 2,			\
 	.newidle_idx		= 0, 			\
-	.wake_idx		= 1,			\
+	.wake_idx		= 0,			\
 	.forkexec_idx		= 1,			\
 	.flags			= SD_LOAD_BALANCE	\
 				| SD_BALANCE_FORK	\
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
index 966d58dc62742ca1802c5f6b582ff9dcec65a214..4b1b335097b597d622f20f9975c260a1a6673b4e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ extern unsigned long node_remap_size[];
 	.busy_idx		= 3,					\
 	.idle_idx		= SD_IDLE_IDX,				\
 	.newidle_idx		= SD_NEWIDLE_IDX,			\
-	.wake_idx		= 1,					\
+	.wake_idx		= 0,					\
 	.forkexec_idx		= SD_FORKEXEC_IDX,			\
 									\
 	.flags			= 1*SD_LOAD_BALANCE			\
diff --git a/include/linux/topology.h b/include/linux/topology.h
index 6a8cd15555bb2ef3154dcab175d743e4ad08ad1b..fef57040a4e25a0de9af560f8a6eab8a68f52527 100644
--- a/include/linux/topology.h
+++ b/include/linux/topology.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int arch_update_cpu_topology(void);
 	.imbalance_pct		= 125,					\
 	.cache_nice_tries	= 1,					\
 	.busy_idx		= 2,					\
-	.wake_idx		= 1,					\
+	.wake_idx		= 0,					\
 	.forkexec_idx		= 1,					\
 									\
 	.flags			= 1*SD_LOAD_BALANCE			\
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ int arch_update_cpu_topology(void);
 	.busy_idx		= 2,					\
 	.idle_idx		= 1,					\
 	.newidle_idx		= 2,					\
-	.wake_idx		= 1,					\
+	.wake_idx		= 0,					\
 	.forkexec_idx		= 1,					\
 									\
 	.flags			= 1*SD_LOAD_BALANCE			\
diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 8b3eddbcf9a48909192700647f9d78949ef247e2..19593568031a693f9f212c350e95492d425eb9ac 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -1232,12 +1232,27 @@ static int wake_affine(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p, int sync)
  * domain.
  */
 static struct sched_group *
-find_idlest_group(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p, int this_cpu)
+find_idlest_group(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p,
+		  int this_cpu, int flag)
 {
 	struct sched_group *idlest = NULL, *this = NULL, *group = sd->groups;
 	unsigned long min_load = ULONG_MAX, this_load = 0;
-	int load_idx = sd->forkexec_idx;
 	int imbalance = 100 + (sd->imbalance_pct-100)/2;
+	int load_idx = 0;
+
+	switch (flag) {
+	case SD_BALANCE_FORK:
+	case SD_BALANCE_EXEC:
+		load_idx = sd->forkexec_idx;
+		break;
+
+	case SD_BALANCE_WAKE:
+		load_idx = sd->wake_idx;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
 
 	do {
 		unsigned long load, avg_load;
@@ -1392,7 +1407,7 @@ static int select_task_rq_fair(struct task_struct *p, int flag, int sync)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		group = find_idlest_group(sd, p, cpu);
+		group = find_idlest_group(sd, p, cpu, flag);
 		if (!group) {
 			sd = sd->child;
 			continue;