diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
index be29eb81fb06795e43b35dd4c1d8dd0c6c636ae4..ef7bc7fc2528b579f03677683dd8a192347314ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/topology.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ extern unsigned long node_remap_size[];
 	.forkexec_idx		= SD_FORKEXEC_IDX,			\
 									\
 	.flags			= 1*SD_LOAD_BALANCE			\
-				| 0*SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE			\
+				| 1*SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE			\
 				| 1*SD_BALANCE_EXEC			\
 				| 1*SD_BALANCE_FORK			\
 				| 0*SD_WAKE_IDLE			\
diff --git a/include/linux/topology.h b/include/linux/topology.h
index fe2c0329f82fa0b6101a5a68c48e59587dd314c8..66774fddec9b9c446dec187530ebd2f4499af0ae 100644
--- a/include/linux/topology.h
+++ b/include/linux/topology.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int arch_update_cpu_topology(void);
 	.forkexec_idx		= 1,					\
 									\
 	.flags			= 1*SD_LOAD_BALANCE			\
-				| 0*SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE			\
+				| 1*SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE			\
 				| 1*SD_BALANCE_EXEC			\
 				| 1*SD_BALANCE_FORK			\
 				| 0*SD_WAKE_IDLE			\
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int arch_update_cpu_topology(void);
 	.forkexec_idx		= 1,					\
 									\
 	.flags			= 1*SD_LOAD_BALANCE			\
-				| 0*SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE			\
+				| 1*SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE			\
 				| 1*SD_BALANCE_EXEC			\
 				| 1*SD_BALANCE_FORK			\
 				| 0*SD_WAKE_IDLE			\