diff --git a/arch/metag/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/metag/include/asm/topology.h
index 23f5118f58db..db192924f4b0 100644
--- a/arch/metag/include/asm/topology.h
+++ b/arch/metag/include/asm/topology.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 	.last_balance		= jiffies,		\
 	.balance_interval	= 1,			\
 	.nr_balance_failed	= 0,			\
+	.max_newidle_lb_cost	= 0,			\
 }
 
 #define cpu_to_node(cpu)	((void)(cpu), 0)
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 6682da36b293..be078ff9157f 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@ struct sched_domain {
 	unsigned int nr_balance_failed; /* initialise to 0 */
 
 	u64 last_update;
+	u64 max_newidle_lb_cost;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS
 	/* load_balance() stats */
diff --git a/include/linux/topology.h b/include/linux/topology.h
index d3cf0d6e7712..e2a2c3da2929 100644
--- a/include/linux/topology.h
+++ b/include/linux/topology.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ int arch_update_cpu_topology(void);
 	.last_balance		= jiffies,				\
 	.balance_interval	= 1,					\
 	.smt_gain		= 1178,	/* 15% */			\
+	.max_newidle_lb_cost	= 0,					\
 }
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_SCHED_SMT */
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ int arch_update_cpu_topology(void);
 				,					\
 	.last_balance		= jiffies,				\
 	.balance_interval	= 1,					\
+	.max_newidle_lb_cost	= 0,					\
 }
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_SCHED_MC */
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ int arch_update_cpu_topology(void);
 				,					\
 	.last_balance		= jiffies,				\
 	.balance_interval	= 1,					\
+	.max_newidle_lb_cost	= 0,					\
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 048f39e45761..c2283c54aed0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ ttwu_do_wakeup(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int wake_flags)
 
 	if (rq->idle_stamp) {
 		u64 delta = rq_clock(rq) - rq->idle_stamp;
-		u64 max = 2*sysctl_sched_migration_cost;
+		u64 max = 2*rq->max_idle_balance_cost;
 
 		update_avg(&rq->avg_idle, delta);
 
@@ -6506,6 +6506,7 @@ void __init sched_init(void)
 		rq->online = 0;
 		rq->idle_stamp = 0;
 		rq->avg_idle = 2*sysctl_sched_migration_cost;
+		rq->max_idle_balance_cost = sysctl_sched_migration_cost;
 
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rq->cfs_tasks);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 0784ab6fcc59..ffc99d8f0a95 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5396,6 +5396,7 @@ void idle_balance(int this_cpu, struct rq *this_rq)
 	struct sched_domain *sd;
 	int pulled_task = 0;
 	unsigned long next_balance = jiffies + HZ;
+	u64 curr_cost = 0;
 
 	this_rq->idle_stamp = rq_clock(this_rq);
 
@@ -5412,15 +5413,27 @@ void idle_balance(int this_cpu, struct rq *this_rq)
 	for_each_domain(this_cpu, sd) {
 		unsigned long interval;
 		int continue_balancing = 1;
+		u64 t0, domain_cost;
 
 		if (!(sd->flags & SD_LOAD_BALANCE))
 			continue;
 
+		if (this_rq->avg_idle < curr_cost + sd->max_newidle_lb_cost)
+			break;
+
 		if (sd->flags & SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE) {
+			t0 = sched_clock_cpu(this_cpu);
+
 			/* If we've pulled tasks over stop searching: */
 			pulled_task = load_balance(this_cpu, this_rq,
 						   sd, CPU_NEWLY_IDLE,
 						   &continue_balancing);
+
+			domain_cost = sched_clock_cpu(this_cpu) - t0;
+			if (domain_cost > sd->max_newidle_lb_cost)
+				sd->max_newidle_lb_cost = domain_cost;
+
+			curr_cost += domain_cost;
 		}
 
 		interval = msecs_to_jiffies(sd->balance_interval);
@@ -5442,6 +5455,9 @@ void idle_balance(int this_cpu, struct rq *this_rq)
 		 */
 		this_rq->next_balance = next_balance;
 	}
+
+	if (curr_cost > this_rq->max_idle_balance_cost)
+		this_rq->max_idle_balance_cost = curr_cost;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 0d7544c3dba7..e82484db7699 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@ struct rq {
 	u64 age_stamp;
 	u64 idle_stamp;
 	u64 avg_idle;
+
+	/* This is used to determine avg_idle's max value */
+	u64 max_idle_balance_cost;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING