diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 6c7d2e4d5e90..561c3fc1ab55 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -2809,12 +2809,10 @@ spill_threshold_crossed(struct task_struct *p, struct rq *rq, int cpu)
 int mostly_idle_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
-	int mostly_idle;
 
-	mostly_idle = (cpu_load(cpu) <= rq->mostly_idle_load
-				&& rq->nr_running <= rq->mostly_idle_nr_run);
-
-	return mostly_idle;
+	return cpu_load(cpu) <= rq->mostly_idle_load
+		&& rq->nr_running <= rq->mostly_idle_nr_run
+		&& !sched_cpu_high_irqload(cpu);
 }
 
 static int boost_refcount;
@@ -3066,7 +3064,7 @@ static int best_small_task_cpu(struct task_struct *p)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (idle_cpu(i) && cstate) {
+		if (idle_cpu(i) && cstate && !sched_cpu_high_irqload(i)) {
 			if (cstate < min_cstate) {
 				min_cstate_cpu = i;
 				min_cstate = cstate;
@@ -3154,7 +3152,7 @@ static int select_packing_target(struct task_struct *p, int best_cpu)
 	for_each_cpu(i, &search_cpus) {
 		int cost = power_cost(p, i);
 
-		if (cost < min_cost) {
+		if (cost < min_cost && !sched_cpu_high_irqload(i)) {
 			target = i;
 			min_cost = cost;
 		}
diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index f2f9b92f75cb..a9c347291f5e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ static int find_lowest_rq_hmp(struct task_struct *task)
 		if (sched_boost() && capacity(rq) != max_capacity)
 			continue;
 
-		if (cpu_cost < min_cost) {
+		if (cpu_cost < min_cost && !sched_cpu_high_irqload(i)) {
 			min_cost = cpu_cost;
 			best_cpu = i;
 		}
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 6a117028ca97..cb0de7630d8b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -1031,6 +1031,27 @@ dec_cumulative_runnable_avg(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 #define real_to_pct(tunable)	\
 		(div64_u64((u64)tunable * (u64)100, (u64)max_task_load()))
 
+#define SCHED_HIGH_IRQ_TIMEOUT 3
+static inline u64 sched_irqload(int cpu)
+{
+	struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
+	s64 delta;
+
+	delta = get_jiffies_64() - rq->irqload_ts;
+	BUG_ON(delta < 0);
+
+	if (delta < SCHED_HIGH_IRQ_TIMEOUT)
+		return rq->avg_irqload;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
+#define SCHED_HIGH_IRQ_NS (10 * NSEC_PER_MSEC)
+static inline int sched_cpu_high_irqload(int cpu)
+{
+	return sched_irqload(cpu) >= SCHED_HIGH_IRQ_NS;
+}
+
 #else	/* CONFIG_SCHED_HMP */
 
 static inline int pct_task_load(struct task_struct *p) { return 0; }
@@ -1065,6 +1086,8 @@ static inline void sched_account_irqtime(int cpu, struct task_struct *curr,
 {
 }
 
+static inline int sched_cpu_high_irqload(int cpu) { return 0; }
+
 #endif	/* CONFIG_SCHED_HMP */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_FREQ_INPUT