diff --git a/kernel/sched/auto_group.c b/kernel/sched/auto_group.c
index 798e912842d5..f181911ddbad 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/auto_group.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/auto_group.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ int proc_sched_autogroup_set_nice(struct task_struct *p, int nice)
 {
 	static unsigned long next = INITIAL_JIFFIES;
 	struct autogroup *ag;
+	unsigned long shares;
 	int err;
 
 	if (nice < MIN_NICE || nice > MAX_NICE)
@@ -215,9 +216,10 @@ int proc_sched_autogroup_set_nice(struct task_struct *p, int nice)
 
 	next = HZ / 10 + jiffies;
 	ag = autogroup_task_get(p);
+	shares = scale_load(prio_to_weight[nice + 20]);
 
 	down_write(&ag->lock);
-	err = sched_group_set_shares(ag->tg, prio_to_weight[nice + 20]);
+	err = sched_group_set_shares(ag->tg, shares);
 	if (!err)
 		ag->nice = nice;
 	up_write(&ag->lock);