diff --git a/kernel/sched/walt/sysctl.c b/kernel/sched/walt/sysctl.c
index 6e559502a28f..485ea5c858b4 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/walt/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/walt/sysctl.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const int sched_user_hint_max = 1000;
 unsigned int sysctl_walt_rtg_cfs_boost_prio = 99; /* disabled by default */
 unsigned int sysctl_sched_sync_hint_enable = 1;
 unsigned int sysctl_panic_on_walt_bug;
+unsigned int sysctl_sched_suppress_region2;
 
 /* range is [1 .. INT_MAX] */
 static int sysctl_task_read_pid = 1;
@@ -712,6 +713,15 @@ struct ctl_table walt_table[] = {
 		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
 		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
 	},
+	{
+		.procname       = "sched_suppress_region2",
+		.data           = &sysctl_sched_suppress_region2,
+		.maxlen         = sizeof(unsigned int),
+		.mode           = 0644,
+		.proc_handler   = proc_dointvec_minmax,
+		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
+		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
+	},
 	{
 		.procname       = "panic_on_walt_bug",
 		.data           = &sysctl_panic_on_walt_bug,
diff --git a/kernel/sched/walt/walt.h b/kernel/sched/walt/walt.h
index cb6459eb6082..b5ff6da7b34e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/walt/walt.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/walt/walt.h
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_task_unfilter_period;
 extern unsigned int __read_mostly sysctl_sched_asym_cap_sibling_freq_match_pct;
 extern unsigned int sysctl_walt_low_latency_task_threshold; /* disabled by default */
 extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_sync_hint_enable;
+extern unsigned int sysctl_sched_suppress_region2;
 extern struct ctl_table walt_table[];
 extern struct ctl_table walt_base_table[];
 extern void walt_tunables(void);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c b/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c
index ee5b3ce30af3..286e653818d0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c
@@ -199,8 +199,9 @@ static void walt_get_indicies(struct task_struct *p, int *order_index,
 			(task_util(p) >= MIN_UTIL_FOR_ENERGY_EVAL) &&
 			!(p->in_iowait && task_in_related_thread_group(p)) &&
 			!walt_get_rtg_status(p) &&
-			!(sched_boost_type == CONSERVATIVE_BOOST && task_sched_boost(p))
-			)
+			!(sched_boost_type == CONSERVATIVE_BOOST && task_sched_boost(p)) &&
+			!sysctl_sched_suppress_region2
+		)
 		*end_index = 1;
 
 	if (p->in_iowait && task_in_related_thread_group(p))