diff --git a/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c b/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c
index f3e725bdace4..f667f0fcf8ac 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static void walt_find_best_target(struct sched_domain *sd,
 			 * accounting. However, the blocked utilization may be zero.
 			 */
 			wake_util = cpu_util_without(i, p);
-			new_util = wake_util + uclamp_task_util(p);
+			new_util = wake_util + min_util;
 			spare_wake_cap = capacity_orig - wake_util;
 
 			if (spare_wake_cap > most_spare_wake_cap) {