diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index c2413703f45d..959a8588e365 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1504,6 +1504,7 @@ static inline int task_nice(const struct task_struct *p)
 extern int can_nice(const struct task_struct *p, const int nice);
 extern int task_curr(const struct task_struct *p);
 extern int idle_cpu(int cpu);
+extern int available_idle_cpu(int cpu);
 extern int sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *, int, const struct sched_param *);
 extern int sched_setscheduler_nocheck(struct task_struct *, int, const struct sched_param *);
 extern int sched_setattr(struct task_struct *, const struct sched_attr *);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 102c36c317dc..d1555185c054 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -4009,6 +4009,20 @@ int idle_cpu(int cpu)
 		return 0;
 #endif
 
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * available_idle_cpu - is a given CPU idle for enqueuing work.
+ * @cpu: the CPU in question.
+ *
+ * Return: 1 if the CPU is currently idle. 0 otherwise.
+ */
+int available_idle_cpu(int cpu)
+{
+	if (!idle_cpu(cpu))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (vcpu_is_preempted(cpu))
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index f32b97d4c63b..748cb054fefd 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5899,8 +5899,8 @@ wake_affine_idle(int this_cpu, int prev_cpu, int sync)
 	 * a cpufreq perspective, it's better to have higher utilisation
 	 * on one CPU.
 	 */
-	if (idle_cpu(this_cpu) && cpus_share_cache(this_cpu, prev_cpu))
-		return idle_cpu(prev_cpu) ? prev_cpu : this_cpu;
+	if (available_idle_cpu(this_cpu) && cpus_share_cache(this_cpu, prev_cpu))
+		return available_idle_cpu(prev_cpu) ? prev_cpu : this_cpu;
 
 	if (sync && cpu_rq(this_cpu)->nr_running == 1)
 		return this_cpu;
@@ -6143,7 +6143,7 @@ find_idlest_group_cpu(struct sched_group *group, struct task_struct *p, int this
 
 	/* Traverse only the allowed CPUs */
 	for_each_cpu_and(i, sched_group_span(group), &p->cpus_allowed) {
-		if (idle_cpu(i)) {
+		if (available_idle_cpu(i)) {
 			struct rq *rq = cpu_rq(i);
 			struct cpuidle_state *idle = idle_get_state(rq);
 			if (idle && idle->exit_latency < min_exit_latency) {
@@ -6272,7 +6272,7 @@ void __update_idle_core(struct rq *rq)
 		if (cpu == core)
 			continue;
 
-		if (!idle_cpu(cpu))
+		if (!available_idle_cpu(cpu))
 			goto unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -6304,7 +6304,7 @@ static int select_idle_core(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int
 
 		for_each_cpu(cpu, cpu_smt_mask(core)) {
 			cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, cpus);
-			if (!idle_cpu(cpu))
+			if (!available_idle_cpu(cpu))
 				idle = false;
 		}
 
@@ -6333,7 +6333,7 @@ static int select_idle_smt(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int t
 	for_each_cpu(cpu, cpu_smt_mask(target)) {
 		if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &p->cpus_allowed))
 			continue;
-		if (idle_cpu(cpu))
+		if (available_idle_cpu(cpu))
 			return cpu;
 	}
 
@@ -6396,7 +6396,7 @@ static int select_idle_cpu(struct task_struct *p, struct sched_domain *sd, int t
 			return -1;
 		if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &p->cpus_allowed))
 			continue;
-		if (idle_cpu(cpu))
+		if (available_idle_cpu(cpu))
 			break;
 	}
 
@@ -6416,13 +6416,13 @@ static int select_idle_sibling(struct task_struct *p, int prev, int target)
 	struct sched_domain *sd;
 	int i, recent_used_cpu;
 
-	if (idle_cpu(target))
+	if (available_idle_cpu(target))
 		return target;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the previous CPU is cache affine and idle, don't be stupid:
 	 */
-	if (prev != target && cpus_share_cache(prev, target) && idle_cpu(prev))
+	if (prev != target && cpus_share_cache(prev, target) && available_idle_cpu(prev))
 		return prev;
 
 	/* Check a recently used CPU as a potential idle candidate: */
@@ -6430,7 +6430,7 @@ static int select_idle_sibling(struct task_struct *p, int prev, int target)
 	if (recent_used_cpu != prev &&
 	    recent_used_cpu != target &&
 	    cpus_share_cache(recent_used_cpu, target) &&
-	    idle_cpu(recent_used_cpu) &&
+	    available_idle_cpu(recent_used_cpu) &&
 	    cpumask_test_cpu(p->recent_used_cpu, &p->cpus_allowed)) {
 		/*
 		 * Replace recent_used_cpu with prev as it is a potential