diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index b8b9a7dac9b069e04a53f4cf3244eed0db4375bd..70bec4f1edbb9213f943e4434a26c5a3fbe2b153 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -5946,13 +5946,15 @@ int set_cpus_allowed_ptr(struct task_struct *p, const struct cpumask *new_mask)
 
 	rq = task_rq_lock(p, &flags);
 
+	if (cpumask_equal(&p->cpus_allowed, new_mask))
+		goto out;
+
 	if (!cpumask_intersects(new_mask, cpu_active_mask)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely((p->flags & PF_THREAD_BOUND) && p != current &&
-		     !cpumask_equal(&p->cpus_allowed, new_mask))) {
+	if (unlikely((p->flags & PF_THREAD_BOUND) && p != current)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}