diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 6d73bdbb2d40d4..bc34e355a453a9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6038,11 +6038,9 @@ static inline bool test_idle_cores(int cpu, bool def)
 {
 	struct sched_domain_shared *sds;
 
-	if (static_branch_likely(&sched_smt_present)) {
-		sds = rcu_dereference(per_cpu(sd_llc_shared, cpu));
-		if (sds)
-			return READ_ONCE(sds->has_idle_cores);
-	}
+	sds = rcu_dereference(per_cpu(sd_llc_shared, cpu));
+	if (sds)
+		return READ_ONCE(sds->has_idle_cores);
 
 	return def;
 }
@@ -6112,6 +6110,24 @@ static int select_idle_core(struct task_struct *p, int core, struct cpumask *cpu
 	return -1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Scan the local SMT mask for idle CPUs.
+ */
+static int select_idle_smt(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int target)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, cpu_smt_mask(target)) {
+		if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, p->cpus_ptr) ||
+		    !cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, sched_domain_span(sd)))
+			continue;
+		if (available_idle_cpu(cpu) || sched_idle_cpu(cpu))
+			return cpu;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
 #else /* CONFIG_SCHED_SMT */
 
 static inline void set_idle_cores(int cpu, int val)
@@ -6128,6 +6144,11 @@ static inline int select_idle_core(struct task_struct *p, int core, struct cpuma
 	return __select_idle_cpu(core);
 }
 
+static inline int select_idle_smt(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int target)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_SCHED_SMT */
 
 /*
@@ -6135,11 +6156,10 @@ static inline int select_idle_core(struct task_struct *p, int core, struct cpuma
  * comparing the average scan cost (tracked in sd->avg_scan_cost) against the
  * average idle time for this rq (as found in rq->avg_idle).
  */
-static int select_idle_cpu(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int target)
+static int select_idle_cpu(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, bool has_idle_core, 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;
@@ -6150,7 +6170,7 @@ 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) && !smt) {
+	if (sched_feat(SIS_PROP) && !has_idle_core) {
 		u64 avg_cost, avg_idle, span_avg;
 
 		/*
@@ -6170,7 +6190,7 @@ static int select_idle_cpu(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int t
 	}
 
 	for_each_cpu_wrap(cpu, cpus, target) {
-		if (smt) {
+		if (has_idle_core) {
 			i = select_idle_core(p, cpu, cpus, &idle_cpu);
 			if ((unsigned int)i < nr_cpumask_bits)
 				return i;
@@ -6184,10 +6204,10 @@ static int select_idle_cpu(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int t
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (smt)
+	if (has_idle_core)
 		set_idle_cores(this, false);
 
-	if (sched_feat(SIS_PROP) && !smt) {
+	if (sched_feat(SIS_PROP) && !has_idle_core) {
 		time = cpu_clock(this) - time;
 		update_avg(&this_sd->avg_scan_cost, time);
 	}
@@ -6242,6 +6262,7 @@ static inline bool asym_fits_capacity(int task_util, int cpu)
  */
 static int select_idle_sibling(struct task_struct *p, int prev, int target)
 {
+	bool has_idle_core = false;
 	struct sched_domain *sd;
 	unsigned long task_util;
 	int i, recent_used_cpu;
@@ -6321,7 +6342,17 @@ static int select_idle_sibling(struct task_struct *p, int prev, int target)
 	if (!sd)
 		return target;
 
-	i = select_idle_cpu(p, sd, target);
+	if (sched_smt_active()) {
+		has_idle_core = test_idle_cores(target, false);
+
+		if (!has_idle_core && cpus_share_cache(prev, target)) {
+			i = select_idle_smt(p, sd, prev);
+			if ((unsigned int)i < nr_cpumask_bits)
+				return i;
+		}
+	}
+
+	i = select_idle_cpu(p, sd, has_idle_core, target);
 	if ((unsigned)i < nr_cpumask_bits)
 		return i;