diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index ef16d4d3cc00..16f15549b5d0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5149,6 +5149,7 @@ static inline int __energy_diff(struct energy_env *eenv)
 	struct sched_domain *sd;
 	struct sched_group *sg;
 	int sd_cpu = -1, energy_before = 0, energy_after = 0;
+	int diff, margin;
 
 	struct energy_env eenv_before = {
 		.util_delta	= 0,
@@ -5198,6 +5199,16 @@ static inline int __energy_diff(struct energy_env *eenv)
 			eenv->cap.before, eenv->cap.after, eenv->cap.delta,
 			eenv->nrg.delta, eenv->payoff);
 
+	/*
+	 * Dead-zone margin preventing too many migrations.
+	 */
+
+	margin = eenv->nrg.before >> 6; /* ~1.56% */
+
+	diff = eenv->nrg.after - eenv->nrg.before;
+
+	eenv->nrg.diff = (abs(diff) < margin) ? 0 : eenv->nrg.diff;
+
 	return eenv->nrg.diff;
 }