diff --git a/kernel/sched/rt.c b/kernel/sched/rt.c
index 4056c19ca3f00..f242f642ef53e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/rt.c
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ static void switched_to_rt(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 		if (p->nr_cpus_allowed > 1 && rq->rt.overloaded)
 			queue_push_tasks(rq);
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
-		if (p->prio < rq->curr->prio)
+		if (p->prio < rq->curr->prio && cpu_online(cpu_of(rq)))
 			resched_curr(rq);
 	}
 }