diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 561d1c505512..cf28d82fad41 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6156,7 +6156,7 @@ static inline int find_idlest_cpu(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p
 		}
 
 		new_cpu = find_idlest_group_cpu(group, p, cpu);
-		if (new_cpu == -1 || new_cpu == cpu) {
+		if (new_cpu == cpu) {
 			/* Now try balancing at a lower domain level of cpu */
 			sd = sd->child;
 			continue;