diff --git a/kernel/sched/walt/walt_lb.c b/kernel/sched/walt/walt_lb.c
index ecc873d69a30..212247934c17 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/walt/walt_lb.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/walt/walt_lb.c
@@ -718,6 +718,9 @@ static bool walt_balance_rt(struct rq *this_rq)
 	if (!p)
 		goto unlock;
 
+	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(this_cpu, p->cpus_ptr))
+		goto unlock;
+
 	wts = (struct walt_task_struct *) p->android_vendor_data1;
 
 	/*