diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index 3213d3c8ea0a..428820bf141d 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/mempolicy.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
@@ -1087,10 +1088,18 @@ static void update_tasks_cpumask(struct cpuset *cs)
 {
 	struct css_task_iter it;
 	struct task_struct *task;
+	bool top_cs = cs == &top_cpuset;
 
 	css_task_iter_start(&cs->css, 0, &it);
-	while ((task = css_task_iter_next(&it)))
+	while ((task = css_task_iter_next(&it))) {
+		/*
+		 * Percpu kthreads in top_cpuset are ignored
+		 */
+		if (top_cs && (task->flags & PF_KTHREAD) &&
+		    kthread_is_per_cpu(task))
+			continue;
 		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(task, cs->effective_cpus);
+	}
 	css_task_iter_end(&it);
 }
 
@@ -2052,12 +2061,7 @@ static int update_prstate(struct cpuset *cs, int new_prs)
 		update_flag(CS_CPU_EXCLUSIVE, cs, 0);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Update cpumask of parent's tasks except when it is the top
-	 * cpuset as some system daemons cannot be mapped to other CPUs.
-	 */
-	if (parent != &top_cpuset)
-		update_tasks_cpumask(parent);
+	update_tasks_cpumask(parent);
 
 	if (parent->child_ecpus_count)
 		update_sibling_cpumasks(parent, cs, &tmpmask);