diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_sched.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_sched.c
index f10d9f7d6d07..6ffb23adbcef 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_sched.c
@@ -235,6 +235,18 @@ out:
 	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_WALT
+static inline unsigned long
+requested_capacity(struct sched_capacity_reqs *scr)
+{
+	if (!walt_disabled && sysctl_sched_use_walt_cpu_util)
+		return scr->cfs;
+	return scr->cfs + scr->rt;
+}
+#else
+#define requested_capacity(scr) (scr->cfs + scr->rt)
+#endif
+
 void update_cpu_capacity_request(int cpu, bool request)
 {
 	unsigned long new_capacity;
@@ -245,7 +257,7 @@ void update_cpu_capacity_request(int cpu, bool request)
 
 	scr = &per_cpu(cpu_sched_capacity_reqs, cpu);
 
-	new_capacity = scr->cfs + scr->rt;
+	new_capacity = requested_capacity(scr);
 	new_capacity = new_capacity * capacity_margin
 		/ SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE;
 	new_capacity += scr->dl;