diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/bman.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/bman.c
index f9485cedc648..f84ab596bde8 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/bman.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/bman.c
@@ -562,11 +562,9 @@ static int bman_create_portal(struct bman_portal *portal,
 		dev_err(c->dev, "request_irq() failed\n");
 		goto fail_irq;
 	}
-	if (c->cpu != -1 && irq_can_set_affinity(c->irq) &&
-	    irq_set_affinity(c->irq, cpumask_of(c->cpu))) {
-		dev_err(c->dev, "irq_set_affinity() failed\n");
+
+	if (dpaa_set_portal_irq_affinity(c->dev, c->irq, c->cpu))
 		goto fail_affinity;
-	}
 
 	/* Need RCR to be empty before continuing */
 	ret = bm_rcr_get_fill(p);
diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/dpaa_sys.h b/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/dpaa_sys.h
index 9f379000da85..ae8afa552b1e 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/dpaa_sys.h
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/dpaa_sys.h
@@ -111,4 +111,24 @@ int qbman_init_private_mem(struct device *dev, int idx, dma_addr_t *addr,
 #define QBMAN_MEMREMAP_ATTR	MEMREMAP_WC
 #endif
 
+static inline int dpaa_set_portal_irq_affinity(struct device *dev,
+					       int irq, int cpu)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!irq_can_set_affinity(irq)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "unable to set IRQ affinity\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (cpu == -1 || !cpu_online(cpu))
+		cpu = cpumask_any(cpu_online_mask);
+
+	ret = irq_set_affinity(irq, cpumask_of(cpu));
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(dev, "irq_set_affinity() on CPU %d failed\n", cpu);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 #endif	/* __DPAA_SYS_H */
diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/qman.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/qman.c
index 8cc015183043..1897144b9281 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/qman.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qbman/qman.c
@@ -1210,11 +1210,9 @@ static int qman_create_portal(struct qman_portal *portal,
 		dev_err(c->dev, "request_irq() failed\n");
 		goto fail_irq;
 	}
-	if (c->cpu != -1 && irq_can_set_affinity(c->irq) &&
-	    irq_set_affinity(c->irq, cpumask_of(c->cpu))) {
-		dev_err(c->dev, "irq_set_affinity() failed\n");
+
+	if (dpaa_set_portal_irq_affinity(c->dev, c->irq, c->cpu))
 		goto fail_affinity;
-	}
 
 	/* Need EQCR to be empty before continuing */
 	isdr &= ~QM_PIRQ_EQCI;