diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 22909ffc04fb..c3deaee7a7a2 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -2163,6 +2163,13 @@ static inline unsigned long cpu_util_dl(struct rq *rq)
 
 static inline unsigned long cpu_util_cfs(struct rq *rq)
 {
-	return rq->cfs.avg.util_avg;
+	unsigned long util = READ_ONCE(rq->cfs.avg.util_avg);
+
+	if (sched_feat(UTIL_EST)) {
+		util = max_t(unsigned long, util,
+			     READ_ONCE(rq->cfs.avg.util_est.enqueued));
+	}
+
+	return util;
 }
 #endif