diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 6a0fc8a2dc67..c73d5883b940 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6019,6 +6019,14 @@ static inline int find_idlest_cpu(struct sched_domain *sd, struct task_struct *p
 	return new_cpu;
 }
 
+static inline int __select_idle_cpu(int cpu)
+{
+	if (available_idle_cpu(cpu) || sched_idle_cpu(cpu))
+		return cpu;
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_SMT
 DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(sched_smt_present);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sched_smt_present);
@@ -6077,48 +6085,51 @@ unlock:
  * there are no idle cores left in the system; tracked through
  * sd_llc->shared->has_idle_cores and enabled through update_idle_core() above.
  */
-static int select_idle_core(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int target)
+static int select_idle_core(struct task_struct *p, int core, struct cpumask *cpus, int *idle_cpu)
 {
-	struct cpumask *cpus = this_cpu_cpumask_var_ptr(select_idle_mask);
-	int core, cpu;
+	bool idle = true;
+	int cpu;
 
 	if (!static_branch_likely(&sched_smt_present))
-		return -1;
+		return __select_idle_cpu(core);
 
-	if (!test_idle_cores(target, false))
-		return -1;
-
-	cpumask_and(cpus, sched_domain_span(sd), p->cpus_ptr);
-
-	for_each_cpu_wrap(core, cpus, target) {
-		bool idle = true;
-
-		for_each_cpu(cpu, cpu_smt_mask(core)) {
-			if (!available_idle_cpu(cpu)) {
-				idle = false;
-				break;
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, cpu_smt_mask(core)) {
+		if (!available_idle_cpu(cpu)) {
+			idle = false;
+			if (*idle_cpu == -1) {
+				if (sched_idle_cpu(cpu) && cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, p->cpus_ptr)) {
+					*idle_cpu = cpu;
+					break;
+				}
+				continue;
 			}
+			break;
 		}
-
-		if (idle)
-			return core;
-
-		cpumask_andnot(cpus, cpus, cpu_smt_mask(core));
+		if (*idle_cpu == -1 && cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, p->cpus_ptr))
+			*idle_cpu = cpu;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Failed to find an idle core; stop looking for one.
-	 */
-	set_idle_cores(target, 0);
+	if (idle)
+		return core;
 
+	cpumask_andnot(cpus, cpus, cpu_smt_mask(core));
 	return -1;
 }
 
 #else /* CONFIG_SCHED_SMT */
 
-static inline int select_idle_core(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int target)
+static inline void set_idle_cores(int cpu, int val)
 {
-	return -1;
+}
+
+static inline bool test_idle_cores(int cpu, bool def)
+{
+	return def;
+}
+
+static inline int select_idle_core(struct task_struct *p, int core, struct cpumask *cpus, int *idle_cpu)
+{
+	return __select_idle_cpu(core);
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SCHED_SMT */
@@ -6131,10 +6142,11 @@ static inline int select_idle_core(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *s
 static int select_idle_cpu(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int target)
 {
 	struct cpumask *cpus = this_cpu_cpumask_var_ptr(select_idle_mask);
+	int i, cpu, idle_cpu = -1, nr = INT_MAX;
+	bool smt = test_idle_cores(target, false);
+	int this = smp_processor_id();
 	struct sched_domain *this_sd;
 	u64 time;
-	int this = smp_processor_id();
-	int cpu, nr = INT_MAX;
 
 	this_sd = rcu_dereference(*this_cpu_ptr(&sd_llc));
 	if (!this_sd)
@@ -6142,7 +6154,7 @@ static int select_idle_cpu(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int t
 
 	cpumask_and(cpus, sched_domain_span(sd), p->cpus_ptr);
 
-	if (sched_feat(SIS_PROP)) {
+	if (sched_feat(SIS_PROP) && !smt) {
 		u64 avg_cost, avg_idle, span_avg;
 
 		/*
@@ -6162,18 +6174,29 @@ static int select_idle_cpu(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int t
 	}
 
 	for_each_cpu_wrap(cpu, cpus, target) {
-		if (!--nr)
-			return -1;
-		if (available_idle_cpu(cpu) || sched_idle_cpu(cpu))
-			break;
+		if (smt) {
+			i = select_idle_core(p, cpu, cpus, &idle_cpu);
+			if ((unsigned int)i < nr_cpumask_bits)
+				return i;
+
+		} else {
+			if (!--nr)
+				return -1;
+			idle_cpu = __select_idle_cpu(cpu);
+			if ((unsigned int)idle_cpu < nr_cpumask_bits)
+				break;
+		}
 	}
 
-	if (sched_feat(SIS_PROP)) {
+	if (smt)
+		set_idle_cores(this, false);
+
+	if (sched_feat(SIS_PROP) && !smt) {
 		time = cpu_clock(this) - time;
 		update_avg(&this_sd->avg_scan_cost, time);
 	}
 
-	return cpu;
+	return idle_cpu;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -6302,10 +6325,6 @@ static int select_idle_sibling(struct task_struct *p, int prev, int target)
 	if (!sd)
 		return target;
 
-	i = select_idle_core(p, sd, target);
-	if ((unsigned)i < nr_cpumask_bits)
-		return i;
-
 	i = select_idle_cpu(p, sd, target);
 	if ((unsigned)i < nr_cpumask_bits)
 		return i;