diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 17c667b427b4..bfee6ea7db49 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -951,8 +951,13 @@ struct migration_arg {
 static struct rq *__migrate_task(struct rq *rq, struct rq_flags *rf,
 				 struct task_struct *p, int dest_cpu)
 {
-	if (unlikely(!cpu_active(dest_cpu)))
-		return rq;
+	if (p->flags & PF_KTHREAD) {
+		if (unlikely(!cpu_online(dest_cpu)))
+			return rq;
+	} else {
+		if (unlikely(!cpu_active(dest_cpu)))
+			return rq;
+	}
 
 	/* Affinity changed (again). */
 	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(dest_cpu, &p->cpus_allowed))