diff --git a/kernel/padata.c b/kernel/padata.c
index 7372fb45eeeb..b60cc3dcee58 100644
--- a/kernel/padata.c
+++ b/kernel/padata.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static struct parallel_data *padata_alloc_pd(struct padata_instance *pinst,
 	atomic_set(&pd->refcnt, 0);
 	pd->pinst = pinst;
 	spin_lock_init(&pd->lock);
-	pd->cpu = cpumask_first(pcpumask);
+	pd->cpu = cpumask_first(pd->cpumask.pcpu);
 	INIT_WORK(&pd->reorder_work, invoke_padata_reorder);
 
 	return pd;