diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 57d64fc58599..f312fbb2ff52 100755
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -6577,8 +6577,9 @@ static void walt_find_best_target(struct sched_domain *sd, cpumask_t *cpus,
 				most_spare_cap_cpu = i;
 			}
 
-			if (per_task_boost(cpu_rq(i)->curr) ==
-					TASK_BOOST_STRICT_MAX)
+			if ((per_task_boost(cpu_rq(i)->curr) ==
+					TASK_BOOST_STRICT_MAX) &&
+					!fbt_env->strict_max)
 				continue;
 			/*
 			 * Cumulative demand may already be accounting for the