diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index e49afcb3d90a..a345a72395e7 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -5146,20 +5146,14 @@ static void wq_calc_pod_cpumask(struct workqueue_attrs *attrs, int cpu,
 	const struct wq_pod_type *pt = wqattrs_pod_type(attrs);
 	int pod = pt->cpu_pod[cpu];
 
-	/* does @pod have any online CPUs @attrs wants? */
+	/* calculate possible CPUs in @pod that @attrs wants */
 	cpumask_and(attrs->__pod_cpumask, pt->pod_cpus[pod], attrs->cpumask);
-	cpumask_and(attrs->__pod_cpumask, attrs->__pod_cpumask, cpu_online_mask);
-	if (cpu_going_down >= 0)
-		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu_going_down, attrs->__pod_cpumask);
-
-	if (cpumask_empty(attrs->__pod_cpumask)) {
+	/* does @pod have any online CPUs @attrs wants? */
+	if (!cpumask_intersects(attrs->__pod_cpumask, wq_online_cpumask)) {
 		cpumask_copy(attrs->__pod_cpumask, attrs->cpumask);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* yeap, return possible CPUs in @pod that @attrs wants */
-	cpumask_and(attrs->__pod_cpumask, attrs->cpumask, pt->pod_cpus[pod]);
-
 	if (cpumask_empty(attrs->__pod_cpumask))
 		pr_warn_once("WARNING: workqueue cpumask: online intersect > "
 				"possible intersect\n");