diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index ee1f88993097..b4a39bb2b4a4 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ enum cpu_idle_type {
 #define SD_BALANCE_FORK		0x0008	/* Balance on fork, clone */
 #define SD_BALANCE_WAKE		0x0010  /* Balance on wakeup */
 #define SD_WAKE_AFFINE		0x0020	/* Wake task to waking CPU */
-
+#define SD_PREFER_LOCAL		0x0040  /* Prefer to keep tasks local to this domain */
 #define SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER	0x0080	/* Domain members share cpu power */
 #define SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE	0x0100	/* Balance for power savings */
 #define SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES	0x0200	/* Domain members share cpu pkg resources */
diff --git a/include/linux/topology.h b/include/linux/topology.h
index 936ab2b37683..a6614b0242a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/topology.h
+++ b/include/linux/topology.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ int arch_update_cpu_topology(void);
 				| 1*SD_BALANCE_FORK			\
 				| 1*SD_BALANCE_WAKE			\
 				| 1*SD_WAKE_AFFINE			\
+				| 1*SD_PREFER_LOCAL			\
 				| 0*SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER			\
 				| 1*SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES		\
 				| 0*SD_SERIALIZE			\
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ int arch_update_cpu_topology(void);
 				| 1*SD_BALANCE_FORK			\
 				| 1*SD_BALANCE_WAKE			\
 				| 1*SD_WAKE_AFFINE			\
+				| 1*SD_PREFER_LOCAL			\
 				| 0*SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER			\
 				| 0*SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES		\
 				| 0*SD_SERIALIZE			\
diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 280892e9d85e..a37f311f436e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ static int select_task_rq_fair(struct task_struct *p, int sd_flag, int flags)
 		 * If power savings logic is enabled for a domain, see if we
 		 * are not overloaded, if so, don't balance wider.
 		 */
-		if (tmp->flags & SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE) {
+		if (tmp->flags & (SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE|SD_PREFER_LOCAL)) {
 			unsigned long power = 0;
 			unsigned long nr_running = 0;
 			unsigned long capacity;
@@ -1373,7 +1373,10 @@ static int select_task_rq_fair(struct task_struct *p, int sd_flag, int flags)
 
 			capacity = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(power, SCHED_LOAD_SCALE);
 
-			if (nr_running/2 < capacity)
+			if (tmp->flags & SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE)
+				nr_running /= 2;
+
+			if (nr_running < capacity)
 				break;
 		}