diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
index 13f195c9743e..2ea39a83737f 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
@@ -2221,7 +2221,14 @@ static void its_irq_domain_activate(struct irq_domain *domain,
 		cpu_mask = cpumask_of_node(its_dev->its->numa_node);
 
 	/* Bind the LPI to the first possible CPU */
-	cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_mask);
+	cpu = cpumask_first_and(cpu_mask, cpu_online_mask);
+	if (cpu >= nr_cpu_ids) {
+		if (its_dev->its->flags & ITS_FLAGS_WORKAROUND_CAVIUM_23144)
+			return;
+
+		cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask);
+	}
+
 	its_dev->event_map.col_map[event] = cpu;
 	irq_data_update_effective_affinity(d, cpumask_of(cpu));