diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 24bce423f10d..513b81c60e87 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ struct sched_class {
 			struct rq *busiest,
 			unsigned long max_nr_move, unsigned long max_load_move,
 			struct sched_domain *sd, enum cpu_idle_type idle,
-			int *all_pinned);
+			int *all_pinned, int *this_best_prio);
 
 	void (*set_curr_task) (struct rq *rq);
 	void (*task_tick) (struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p);
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 85b93118d244..1fa07c14624e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -745,8 +745,7 @@ static int balance_tasks(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 		      unsigned long max_nr_move, unsigned long max_load_move,
 		      struct sched_domain *sd, enum cpu_idle_type idle,
 		      int *all_pinned, unsigned long *load_moved,
-		      int this_best_prio, int best_prio, int best_prio_seen,
-		      struct rq_iterator *iterator);
+		      int *this_best_prio, struct rq_iterator *iterator);
 
 #include "sched_stats.h"
 #include "sched_rt.c"
@@ -2165,8 +2164,7 @@ static int balance_tasks(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 		      unsigned long max_nr_move, unsigned long max_load_move,
 		      struct sched_domain *sd, enum cpu_idle_type idle,
 		      int *all_pinned, unsigned long *load_moved,
-		      int this_best_prio, int best_prio, int best_prio_seen,
-		      struct rq_iterator *iterator)
+		      int *this_best_prio, struct rq_iterator *iterator)
 {
 	int pulled = 0, pinned = 0, skip_for_load;
 	struct task_struct *p;
@@ -2191,12 +2189,8 @@ next:
 	 */
 	skip_for_load = (p->se.load.weight >> 1) > rem_load_move +
 							 SCHED_LOAD_SCALE_FUZZ;
-	if (skip_for_load && p->prio < this_best_prio)
-		skip_for_load = !best_prio_seen && p->prio == best_prio;
-	if (skip_for_load ||
+	if ((skip_for_load && p->prio >= *this_best_prio) ||
 	    !can_migrate_task(p, busiest, this_cpu, sd, idle, &pinned)) {
-
-		best_prio_seen |= p->prio == best_prio;
 		p = iterator->next(iterator->arg);
 		goto next;
 	}
@@ -2210,8 +2204,8 @@ next:
 	 * and the prescribed amount of weighted load.
 	 */
 	if (pulled < max_nr_move && rem_load_move > 0) {
-		if (p->prio < this_best_prio)
-			this_best_prio = p->prio;
+		if (p->prio < *this_best_prio)
+			*this_best_prio = p->prio;
 		p = iterator->next(iterator->arg);
 		goto next;
 	}
@@ -2243,12 +2237,13 @@ static int move_tasks(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 {
 	struct sched_class *class = sched_class_highest;
 	unsigned long total_load_moved = 0;
+	int this_best_prio = this_rq->curr->prio;
 
 	do {
 		total_load_moved +=
 			class->load_balance(this_rq, this_cpu, busiest,
 				ULONG_MAX, max_load_move - total_load_moved,
-				sd, idle, all_pinned);
+				sd, idle, all_pinned, &this_best_prio);
 		class = class->next;
 	} while (class && max_load_move > total_load_moved);
 
@@ -2266,10 +2261,12 @@ static int move_one_task(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 			 struct sched_domain *sd, enum cpu_idle_type idle)
 {
 	struct sched_class *class;
+	int this_best_prio = MAX_PRIO;
 
 	for (class = sched_class_highest; class; class = class->next)
 		if (class->load_balance(this_rq, this_cpu, busiest,
-					1, ULONG_MAX, sd, idle, NULL))
+					1, ULONG_MAX, sd, idle, NULL,
+					&this_best_prio))
 			return 1;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3184,8 +3181,7 @@ static int balance_tasks(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 		      unsigned long max_nr_move, unsigned long max_load_move,
 		      struct sched_domain *sd, enum cpu_idle_type idle,
 		      int *all_pinned, unsigned long *load_moved,
-		      int this_best_prio, int best_prio, int best_prio_seen,
-		      struct rq_iterator *iterator)
+		      int *this_best_prio, struct rq_iterator *iterator)
 {
 	*load_moved = 0;
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 16511e9e5528..923bed0b0c42 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ static struct task_struct *load_balance_next_fair(void *arg)
 	return __load_balance_iterator(cfs_rq, cfs_rq->rb_load_balance_curr);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 static int cfs_rq_best_prio(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 {
 	struct sched_entity *curr;
@@ -942,12 +943,13 @@ static int cfs_rq_best_prio(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq)
 
 	return p->prio;
 }
+#endif
 
 static unsigned long
 load_balance_fair(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
-			unsigned long max_nr_move, unsigned long max_load_move,
-			struct sched_domain *sd, enum cpu_idle_type idle,
-			int *all_pinned)
+		  unsigned long max_nr_move, unsigned long max_load_move,
+		  struct sched_domain *sd, enum cpu_idle_type idle,
+		  int *all_pinned, int *this_best_prio)
 {
 	struct cfs_rq *busy_cfs_rq;
 	unsigned long load_moved, total_nr_moved = 0, nr_moved;
@@ -958,10 +960,10 @@ load_balance_fair(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 	cfs_rq_iterator.next = load_balance_next_fair;
 
 	for_each_leaf_cfs_rq(busiest, busy_cfs_rq) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 		struct cfs_rq *this_cfs_rq;
-		long imbalance;
+		long imbalances;
 		unsigned long maxload;
-		int this_best_prio, best_prio, best_prio_seen = 0;
 
 		this_cfs_rq = cpu_cfs_rq(busy_cfs_rq, this_cpu);
 
@@ -975,27 +977,17 @@ load_balance_fair(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 		imbalance /= 2;
 		maxload = min(rem_load_move, imbalance);
 
-		this_best_prio = cfs_rq_best_prio(this_cfs_rq);
-		best_prio = cfs_rq_best_prio(busy_cfs_rq);
-
-		/*
-		 * Enable handling of the case where there is more than one task
-		 * with the best priority. If the current running task is one
-		 * of those with prio==best_prio we know it won't be moved
-		 * and therefore it's safe to override the skip (based on load)
-		 * of any task we find with that prio.
-		 */
-		if (cfs_rq_curr(busy_cfs_rq) == &busiest->curr->se)
-			best_prio_seen = 1;
-
+		*this_best_prio = cfs_rq_best_prio(this_cfs_rq);
+#else
+#define maxload rem_load_move
+#endif
 		/* pass busy_cfs_rq argument into
 		 * load_balance_[start|next]_fair iterators
 		 */
 		cfs_rq_iterator.arg = busy_cfs_rq;
 		nr_moved = balance_tasks(this_rq, this_cpu, busiest,
 				max_nr_move, maxload, sd, idle, all_pinned,
-				&load_moved, this_best_prio, best_prio,
-				best_prio_seen, &cfs_rq_iterator);
+				&load_moved, this_best_prio, &cfs_rq_iterator);
 
 		total_nr_moved += nr_moved;
 		max_nr_move -= nr_moved;
diff --git a/kernel/sched_idletask.c b/kernel/sched_idletask.c
index 1d8d9e13d950..dc9e1068911f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_idletask.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_idletask.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static unsigned long
 load_balance_idle(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 			unsigned long max_nr_move, unsigned long max_load_move,
 			struct sched_domain *sd, enum cpu_idle_type idle,
-			int *all_pinned)
+			int *all_pinned, int *this_best_prio)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index 2b0626a43cb8..5b559e8c8aa6 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -176,26 +176,12 @@ static unsigned long
 load_balance_rt(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 			unsigned long max_nr_move, unsigned long max_load_move,
 			struct sched_domain *sd, enum cpu_idle_type idle,
-			int *all_pinned)
+			int *all_pinned, int *this_best_prio)
 {
-	int this_best_prio, best_prio, best_prio_seen = 0;
 	int nr_moved;
 	struct rq_iterator rt_rq_iterator;
 	unsigned long load_moved;
 
-	best_prio = sched_find_first_bit(busiest->rt.active.bitmap);
-	this_best_prio = sched_find_first_bit(this_rq->rt.active.bitmap);
-
-	/*
-	 * Enable handling of the case where there is more than one task
-	 * with the best priority.   If the current running task is one
-	 * of those with prio==best_prio we know it won't be moved
-	 * and therefore it's safe to override the skip (based on load)
-	 * of any task we find with that prio.
-	 */
-	if (busiest->curr->prio == best_prio)
-		best_prio_seen = 1;
-
 	rt_rq_iterator.start = load_balance_start_rt;
 	rt_rq_iterator.next = load_balance_next_rt;
 	/* pass 'busiest' rq argument into
@@ -205,8 +191,7 @@ load_balance_rt(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 
 	nr_moved = balance_tasks(this_rq, this_cpu, busiest, max_nr_move,
 			max_load_move, sd, idle, all_pinned, &load_moved,
-			this_best_prio, best_prio, best_prio_seen,
-			&rt_rq_iterator);
+			this_best_prio, &rt_rq_iterator);
 
 	return load_moved;
 }