diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index c863663d204d9db21838e427950ac13e6d731ebc..e24ecd39c4b8aec9786d0ab3df0a01ad6dcba08d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -662,10 +662,15 @@ place_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se, int initial)
 	if (!initial) {
 		/* sleeps upto a single latency don't count. */
 		if (sched_feat(NEW_FAIR_SLEEPERS)) {
+			unsigned long thresh = sysctl_sched_latency;
+
+			/*
+			 * convert the sleeper threshold into virtual time
+			 */
 			if (sched_feat(NORMALIZED_SLEEPER))
-				vruntime -= calc_delta_weight(sysctl_sched_latency, se);
-			else
-				vruntime -= sysctl_sched_latency;
+				thresh = calc_delta_fair(thresh, se);
+
+			vruntime -= thresh;
 		}
 
 		/* ensure we never gain time by being placed backwards. */