diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 503f750c2d25..c9617b73bcc0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -4065,7 +4065,7 @@ static void record_wakee(struct task_struct *p)
 	 * about the loss.
 	 */
 	if (jiffies > current->wakee_flip_decay_ts + HZ) {
-		current->wakee_flips = 0;
+		current->wakee_flips >>= 1;
 		current->wakee_flip_decay_ts = jiffies;
 	}