diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c b/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
index 775569ec50d0..af344a1bf0d0 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_hwlat.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ out:
 static struct cpumask save_cpumask;
 static bool disable_migrate;
 
-static void move_to_next_cpu(void)
+static void move_to_next_cpu(bool initmask)
 {
 	static struct cpumask *current_mask;
 	int next_cpu;
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static void move_to_next_cpu(void)
 		return;
 
 	/* Just pick the first CPU on first iteration */
-	if (!current_mask) {
+	if (initmask) {
 		current_mask = &save_cpumask;
 		get_online_cpus();
 		cpumask_and(current_mask, cpu_online_mask, tracing_buffer_mask);
@@ -330,10 +330,12 @@ static void move_to_next_cpu(void)
 static int kthread_fn(void *data)
 {
 	u64 interval;
+	bool initmask = true;
 
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 
-		move_to_next_cpu();
+		move_to_next_cpu(initmask);
+		initmask = false;
 
 		local_irq_disable();
 		get_sample();