diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index ae4f1ee9cf0c..7327221c991e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -8259,12 +8259,13 @@ static inline bool nohz_kick_needed(struct rq *rq)
 	if (time_before(now, nohz.next_balance))
 		return false;
 
-	if (rq->nr_running >= 2)
+	if (rq->nr_running >= 2 &&
+	    (!energy_aware() || cpu_overutilized(cpu)))
 		return true;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	sd = rcu_dereference(per_cpu(sd_busy, cpu));
-	if (sd) {
+	if (sd && !energy_aware()) {
 		sgc = sd->groups->sgc;
 		nr_busy = atomic_read(&sgc->nr_busy_cpus);