diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 15402b72fbc7..c134a35374a1 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -703,21 +703,6 @@ static int takedown_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	struct cpuhp_cpu_state *st = per_cpu_ptr(&cpuhp_state, cpu);
 	int err;
 
-	/*
-	 * By now we've cleared cpu_active_mask, wait for all preempt-disabled
-	 * and RCU users of this state to go away such that all new such users
-	 * will observe it.
-	 *
-	 * For CONFIG_PREEMPT we have preemptible RCU and its sync_rcu() might
-	 * not imply sync_sched(), so wait for both.
-	 *
-	 * Do sync before park smpboot threads to take care the rcu boost case.
-	 */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT))
-		synchronize_rcu_mult(call_rcu, call_rcu_sched);
-	else
-		synchronize_rcu();
-
 	/* Park the smpboot threads */
 	kthread_park(per_cpu_ptr(&cpuhp_state, cpu)->thread);
 	smpboot_park_threads(cpu);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 73bcd937d436..0a3107809972 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -7112,6 +7112,20 @@ int sched_cpu_deactivate(unsigned int cpu)
 	int ret;
 
 	set_cpu_active(cpu, false);
+	/*
+	 * We've cleared cpu_active_mask, wait for all preempt-disabled and RCU
+	 * users of this state to go away such that all new such users will
+	 * observe it.
+	 *
+	 * For CONFIG_PREEMPT we have preemptible RCU and its sync_rcu() might
+	 * not imply sync_sched(), so wait for both.
+	 *
+	 * Do sync before park smpboot threads to take care the rcu boost case.
+	 */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT))
+		synchronize_rcu_mult(call_rcu, call_rcu_sched);
+	else
+		synchronize_rcu();
 
 	if (!sched_smp_initialized)
 		return 0;