diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 11f8488f83d7..aa51286c66da 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -7984,8 +7984,15 @@ static unsigned long scale_rt_capacity(struct sched_domain *sd, int cpu)
 	if (unlikely(irq >= max))
 		return 1;
 
+	/*
+	 * avg_rt.util_avg and avg_dl.util_avg track binary signals
+	 * (running and not running) with weights 0 and 1024 respectively.
+	 * avg_thermal.load_avg tracks thermal pressure and the weighted
+	 * average uses the actual delta max capacity(load).
+	 */
 	used = READ_ONCE(rq->avg_rt.util_avg);
 	used += READ_ONCE(rq->avg_dl.util_avg);
+	used += thermal_load_avg(rq);
 
 	if (unlikely(used >= max))
 		return 1;