diff --git a/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c b/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c
index 7b424d3b1d43..990fe008a9d5 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/walt/walt_cfs.c
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ static void walt_find_best_target(struct sched_domain *sd,
 	if (((capacity_orig_of(prev_cpu) == capacity_orig_of(start_cpu)) ||
 				asym_cap_siblings(prev_cpu, start_cpu)) &&
 				cpu_active(prev_cpu) && cpu_online(prev_cpu) &&
-				available_idle_cpu(prev_cpu)) {
+				available_idle_cpu(prev_cpu) &&
+				cpumask_test_cpu(prev_cpu, p->cpus_ptr)) {
 		target_cpu = prev_cpu;
 		fbt_env->fastpath = PREV_CPU_FASTPATH;
 		cpumask_set_cpu(target_cpu, candidates);