diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index b59aea2c48c2..e444ff88f0a4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@ int ring_buffer_poll_wait(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
 	if (cpu == RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS)
 		work = &buffer->irq_work;
 	else {
+		if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
 		work = &cpu_buffer->irq_work;
 	}