diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c b/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c
index 8630f2a40a3f..8cb06c8c7eb1 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpudeadline.c
@@ -121,19 +121,31 @@ int cpudl_find(struct cpudl *cp, struct task_struct *p,
 
 	if (later_mask &&
 	    cpumask_and(later_mask, cp->free_cpus, p->cpus_ptr)) {
-		int cpu;
+		unsigned long cap, max_cap = 0;
+		int cpu, max_cpu = -1;
 
 		if (!static_branch_unlikely(&sched_asym_cpucapacity))
 			return 1;
 
 		/* Ensure the capacity of the CPUs fits the task. */
 		for_each_cpu(cpu, later_mask) {
-			if (!dl_task_fits_capacity(p, cpu))
+			if (!dl_task_fits_capacity(p, cpu)) {
 				cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, later_mask);
+
+				cap = capacity_orig_of(cpu);
+
+				if (cap > max_cap ||
+				    (cpu == task_cpu(p) && cap == max_cap)) {
+					max_cap = cap;
+					max_cpu = cpu;
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
-		if (!cpumask_empty(later_mask))
-			return 1;
+		if (cpumask_empty(later_mask))
+			cpumask_set_cpu(max_cpu, later_mask);
+
+		return 1;
 	} else {
 		int best_cpu = cpudl_maximum(cp);