diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 092f7c4de903..1c58f54b9114 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -881,6 +881,33 @@ void check_preempt_curr(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p, int flags)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+
+static inline bool is_per_cpu_kthread(struct task_struct *p)
+{
+	if (!(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD))
+		return false;
+
+	if (p->nr_cpus_allowed != 1)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Per-CPU kthreads are allowed to run on !actie && online CPUs, see
+ * __set_cpus_allowed_ptr() and select_fallback_rq().
+ */
+static inline bool is_cpu_allowed(struct task_struct *p, int cpu)
+{
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &p->cpus_allowed))
+		return false;
+
+	if (is_per_cpu_kthread(p))
+		return cpu_online(cpu);
+
+	return cpu_active(cpu);
+}
+
 /*
  * This is how migration works:
  *
@@ -938,16 +965,8 @@ struct migration_arg {
 static struct rq *__migrate_task(struct rq *rq, struct rq_flags *rf,
 				 struct task_struct *p, int dest_cpu)
 {
-	if (p->flags & PF_KTHREAD) {
-		if (unlikely(!cpu_online(dest_cpu)))
-			return rq;
-	} else {
-		if (unlikely(!cpu_active(dest_cpu)))
-			return rq;
-	}
-
 	/* Affinity changed (again). */
-	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(dest_cpu, &p->cpus_allowed))
+	if (!is_cpu_allowed(p, dest_cpu))
 		return rq;
 
 	update_rq_clock(rq);
@@ -1476,10 +1495,9 @@ static int select_fallback_rq(int cpu, struct task_struct *p)
 	for (;;) {
 		/* Any allowed, online CPU? */
 		for_each_cpu(dest_cpu, &p->cpus_allowed) {
-			if (!(p->flags & PF_KTHREAD) && !cpu_active(dest_cpu))
-				continue;
-			if (!cpu_online(dest_cpu))
+			if (!is_cpu_allowed(p, dest_cpu))
 				continue;
+
 			goto out;
 		}