diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index c9e3b8d2a85f..5a621210c9c1 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5280,7 +5280,7 @@ place_entity(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq, struct sched_entity *se, int flags)
 	 *
 	 * EEVDF: placement strategy #1 / #2
 	 */
-	if (sched_feat(PLACE_LAG) && cfs_rq->nr_running) {
+	if (sched_feat(PLACE_LAG) && cfs_rq->nr_running && se->vlag) {
 		struct sched_entity *curr = cfs_rq->curr;
 		unsigned long load;