diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index cf7588e93f6f..a23315dc4498 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -1082,6 +1082,8 @@ void printk_tick(void)
 
 int printk_needs_cpu(int cpu)
 {
+	if (unlikely(cpu_is_offline(cpu)))
+		printk_tick();
 	return per_cpu(printk_pending, cpu);
 }