diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 716aa3495b63..8ffebf95a522 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -9463,7 +9463,8 @@ static int active_load_balance_cpu_stop(void *data)
 	push_task = busiest_rq->push_task;
 	if (push_task) {
 		if (task_on_rq_queued(push_task) &&
-				task_cpu(push_task) == busiest_cpu) {
+			task_cpu(push_task) == busiest_cpu &&
+					cpu_online(target_cpu)) {
 			detach_task(push_task, &env);
 			push_task_detached = 1;
 		}