diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index a785a9b262dd..295c9ffa850b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -10022,7 +10022,12 @@ static void kick_ilb(unsigned int flags)
 {
 	int ilb_cpu;
 
-	nohz.next_balance++;
+	/*
+	 * Increase nohz.next_balance only when if full ilb is triggered but
+	 * not if we only update stats.
+	 */
+	if (flags & NOHZ_BALANCE_KICK)
+		nohz.next_balance = jiffies+1;
 
 	ilb_cpu = find_new_ilb();
 
@@ -10343,6 +10348,14 @@ static bool _nohz_idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq, unsigned int flags,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * next_balance will be updated only when there is a need.
+	 * When the CPU is attached to null domain for ex, it will not be
+	 * updated.
+	 */
+	if (likely(update_next_balance))
+		nohz.next_balance = next_balance;
+
 	/* Newly idle CPU doesn't need an update */
 	if (idle != CPU_NEWLY_IDLE) {
 		update_blocked_averages(this_cpu);
@@ -10363,14 +10376,6 @@ static bool _nohz_idle_balance(struct rq *this_rq, unsigned int flags,
 	if (has_blocked_load)
 		WRITE_ONCE(nohz.has_blocked, 1);
 
-	/*
-	 * next_balance will be updated only when there is a need.
-	 * When the CPU is attached to null domain for ex, it will not be
-	 * updated.
-	 */
-	if (likely(update_next_balance))
-		nohz.next_balance = next_balance;
-
 	return ret;
 }