diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index 2602bfecbbf2..ef3ae1036e58 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -964,7 +964,8 @@ static void binder_wakeup_poll_threads_ilocked(struct binder_proc *proc,
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_WALT
 			if (thread->task && current->signal &&
 				(current->signal->oom_score_adj == 0) &&
-				(current->prio < DEFAULT_PRIO))
+				((current->prio < DEFAULT_PRIO) ||
+					(thread->task->group_leader->prio < MAX_RT_PRIO)))
 				thread->task->wts.low_latency |=
 						WALT_LOW_LATENCY_BINDER;
 #endif
@@ -1030,7 +1031,8 @@ static void binder_wakeup_thread_ilocked(struct binder_proc *proc,
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_WALT
 		if (thread->task && current->signal &&
 			(current->signal->oom_score_adj == 0) &&
-			(current->prio < DEFAULT_PRIO))
+			((current->prio < DEFAULT_PRIO) ||
+				(thread->task->group_leader->prio < MAX_RT_PRIO)))
 			thread->task->wts.low_latency |=
 					WALT_LOW_LATENCY_BINDER;
 #endif