diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index aeb9b550470b..7d4151601860 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -2726,7 +2726,9 @@ static inline int update_cfs_rq_load_avg(u64 now, struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 	cfs_rq->load_last_update_time_copy = sa->last_update_time;
 #endif
 
-	trace_sched_load_avg_cpu(cpu_of(rq_of(cfs_rq)), cfs_rq);
+	/* Trace CPU load, unless cfs_rq belongs to a non-root task_group */
+	if (cfs_rq == &rq_of(cfs_rq)->cfs)
+		trace_sched_load_avg_cpu(cpu_of(rq_of(cfs_rq)), cfs_rq);
 
 	return decayed || removed;
 }