diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
index 9c990df880d11..5390618787b6e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h
@@ -384,7 +384,12 @@ static void sync_rcu_exp_select_node_cpus(struct work_struct *wp)
 			mask_ofl_test |= mask;
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (get_cpu() == cpu) {
+			put_cpu();
+			continue;
+		}
 		ret = smp_call_function_single(cpu, rcu_exp_handler, NULL, 0);
+		put_cpu();
 		if (!ret) {
 			mask_ofl_ipi &= ~mask;
 			continue;