diff --git a/kernel/sched_fair.c b/kernel/sched_fair.c
index 60f9d407c5ec..6fa833ab2cb8 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_fair.c
@@ -2104,21 +2104,20 @@ balance_tasks(struct rq *this_rq, int this_cpu, struct rq *busiest,
 	      enum cpu_idle_type idle, int *all_pinned,
 	      int *this_best_prio, struct cfs_rq *busiest_cfs_rq)
 {
-	int loops = 0, pulled = 0, pinned = 0;
+	int loops = 0, pulled = 0;
 	long rem_load_move = max_load_move;
 	struct task_struct *p, *n;
 
 	if (max_load_move == 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	pinned = 1;
-
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, n, &busiest_cfs_rq->tasks, se.group_node) {
 		if (loops++ > sysctl_sched_nr_migrate)
 			break;
 
 		if ((p->se.load.weight >> 1) > rem_load_move ||
-		    !can_migrate_task(p, busiest, this_cpu, sd, idle, &pinned))
+		    !can_migrate_task(p, busiest, this_cpu, sd, idle,
+				      all_pinned))
 			continue;
 
 		pull_task(busiest, p, this_rq, this_cpu);
@@ -2153,9 +2152,6 @@ out:
 	 */
 	schedstat_add(sd, lb_gained[idle], pulled);
 
-	if (all_pinned)
-		*all_pinned = pinned;
-
 	return max_load_move - rem_load_move;
 }
 
@@ -3341,6 +3337,7 @@ redo:
 		 * still unbalanced. ld_moved simply stays zero, so it is
 		 * correctly treated as an imbalance.
 		 */
+		all_pinned = 1;
 		local_irq_save(flags);
 		double_rq_lock(this_rq, busiest);
 		ld_moved = move_tasks(this_rq, this_cpu, busiest,