diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 9eaeba671001..749284fc3c1f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ __read_mostly int sysctl_resched_latency_warn_once = 1;
  * Number of tasks to iterate in a single balance run.
  * Limited because this is done with IRQs disabled.
  */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT
+const_debug unsigned int sysctl_sched_nr_migrate = 8;
+#else
 const_debug unsigned int sysctl_sched_nr_migrate = 32;
+#endif
 
 /*
  * period over which we measure -rt task CPU usage in us.