diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index a837b20ba190330c23b59ec5a3fb584fc9f6308f..496770a96487676ec12f222d97a4af8defcf341b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ enum cpu_idle_type {
  * when BITS_PER_LONG <= 32 are pretty high and the returns do not justify the
  * increased costs.
  */
-#if BITS_PER_LONG > 32
+#if 0 /* BITS_PER_LONG > 32 -- currently broken: it increases power usage under light load  */
 # define SCHED_LOAD_RESOLUTION	10
 # define scale_load(w)		((w) << SCHED_LOAD_RESOLUTION)
 # define scale_load_down(w)	((w) >> SCHED_LOAD_RESOLUTION)