diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index d0cc03b3e70b..c219bf8d704c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -3387,6 +3387,14 @@ static int tg_load_down(struct task_group *tg, void *data)
 
 static void update_h_load(long cpu)
 {
+	struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
+	unsigned long now = jiffies;
+
+	if (rq->h_load_throttle == now)
+		return;
+
+	rq->h_load_throttle = now;
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	walk_tg_tree(tg_load_down, tg_nop, (void *)cpu);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -4293,11 +4301,10 @@ static int load_balance(int this_cpu, struct rq *this_rq,
 		env.src_rq    = busiest;
 		env.loop_max  = min(sysctl_sched_nr_migrate, busiest->nr_running);
 
+		update_h_load(env.src_cpu);
 more_balance:
 		local_irq_save(flags);
 		double_rq_lock(this_rq, busiest);
-		if (!env.loop)
-			update_h_load(env.src_cpu);
 
 		/*
 		 * cur_ld_moved - load moved in current iteration
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index c35a1a7dd4d6..531411b1044e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -374,7 +374,11 @@ struct rq {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 	/* list of leaf cfs_rq on this cpu: */
 	struct list_head leaf_cfs_rq_list;
-#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	unsigned long h_load_throttle;
+#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
+#endif /* CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED
 	struct list_head leaf_rt_rq_list;
 #endif