diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 8149f3602881db80727310245436c97a661adf2a..533ce27f4b2c0938f91c948aa682bc992579ba96 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1062,7 +1062,8 @@ static task_t *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
 	 * parent's CPU). This avoids alot of nasty races.
 	 */
 	p->cpus_allowed = current->cpus_allowed;
-	if (unlikely(!cpu_isset(task_cpu(p), p->cpus_allowed)))
+	if (unlikely(!cpu_isset(task_cpu(p), p->cpus_allowed) ||
+			!cpu_online(task_cpu(p))))
 		set_task_cpu(p, smp_processor_id());
 
 	/*