diff --git a/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c b/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c
index c077627ad963..9da4028c52af 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c
@@ -213,6 +213,17 @@ enum fastpaths {
 	PREV_CPU_FASTPATH,
 };
 
+static inline bool is_complex_sibling_idle(int cpu)
+{
+	if (is_min_capacity_cpu(cpu)) {
+		if (cpu % 2)
+			return available_idle_cpu(cpu - 1);
+		return available_idle_cpu(cpu + 1);
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static void walt_find_best_target(struct sched_domain *sd,
 					cpumask_t *candidates,
 					struct task_struct *p,
@@ -266,6 +277,8 @@ static void walt_find_best_target(struct sched_domain *sd,
 	for (cluster = 0; cluster < num_sched_clusters; cluster++) {
 		int best_idle_cpu_cluster = -1;
 		int target_cpu_cluster = -1;
+		int this_complex_idle = 0;
+		int best_complex_idle = 0;
 
 		target_max_spare_cap = 0;
 		min_exit_latency = INT_MAX;
@@ -349,6 +362,10 @@ static void walt_find_best_target(struct sched_domain *sd,
 			if (available_idle_cpu(i)) {
 				idle_exit_latency = walt_get_idle_exit_latency(cpu_rq(i));
 
+				this_complex_idle = is_complex_sibling_idle(i) ? 1 : 0;
+
+				if (this_complex_idle < best_complex_idle)
+					continue;
 				/*
 				 * Prefer shallowest over deeper idle state cpu,
 				 * of same capacity cpus.
@@ -366,6 +383,7 @@ static void walt_find_best_target(struct sched_domain *sd,
 				min_exit_latency = idle_exit_latency;
 				best_idle_cuml_util = new_util_cuml;
 				best_idle_cpu_cluster = i;
+				best_complex_idle = this_complex_idle;
 				continue;
 			}