diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 63be0bcfa286..82cec9a666e7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -1162,7 +1162,8 @@ static int __set_cpus_allowed_ptr(struct task_struct *p,
 	if (cpumask_equal(&p->cpus_allowed, new_mask))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (!cpumask_intersects(new_mask, cpu_valid_mask)) {
+	dest_cpu = cpumask_any_and(cpu_valid_mask, new_mask);
+	if (dest_cpu >= nr_cpu_ids) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1183,7 +1184,6 @@ static int __set_cpus_allowed_ptr(struct task_struct *p,
 	if (cpumask_test_cpu(task_cpu(p), new_mask))
 		goto out;
 
-	dest_cpu = cpumask_any_and(cpu_valid_mask, new_mask);
 	if (task_running(rq, p) || p->state == TASK_WAKING) {
 		struct migration_arg arg = { p, dest_cpu };
 		/* Need help from migration thread: drop lock and wait. */