diff --git a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
index 65c0f1363788..94aa9ae0007a 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
@@ -535,6 +535,8 @@ static int kgdb_cpu_enter(struct kgdb_state *ks, struct pt_regs *regs,
 				arch_kgdb_ops.correct_hw_break();
 			if (trace_on)
 				tracing_on();
+			kgdb_info[cpu].debuggerinfo = NULL;
+			kgdb_info[cpu].task = NULL;
 			kgdb_info[cpu].exception_state &=
 				~(DCPU_WANT_MASTER | DCPU_IS_SLAVE);
 			kgdb_info[cpu].enter_kgdb--;
@@ -667,6 +669,8 @@ static int kgdb_cpu_enter(struct kgdb_state *ks, struct pt_regs *regs,
 	if (trace_on)
 		tracing_on();
 
+	kgdb_info[cpu].debuggerinfo = NULL;
+	kgdb_info[cpu].task = NULL;
 	kgdb_info[cpu].exception_state &=
 		~(DCPU_WANT_MASTER | DCPU_IS_SLAVE);
 	kgdb_info[cpu].enter_kgdb--;
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bt.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bt.c
index 7921ae4fca8d..7e2379aa0a1e 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bt.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_bt.c
@@ -186,7 +186,16 @@ kdb_bt(int argc, const char **argv)
 		kdb_printf("btc: cpu status: ");
 		kdb_parse("cpu\n");
 		for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-			sprintf(buf, "btt 0x%px\n", KDB_TSK(cpu));
+			void *kdb_tsk = KDB_TSK(cpu);
+
+			/* If a CPU failed to round up we could be here */
+			if (!kdb_tsk) {
+				kdb_printf("WARNING: no task for cpu %ld\n",
+					   cpu);
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			sprintf(buf, "btt 0x%px\n", kdb_tsk);
 			kdb_parse(buf);
 			touch_nmi_watchdog();
 		}
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c
index 15e1a7af5dd0..53a0df6e4d92 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_debugger.c
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ int kdb_stub(struct kgdb_state *ks)
 	kdb_bp_remove();
 	KDB_STATE_CLEAR(DOING_SS);
 	KDB_STATE_SET(PAGER);
-	/* zero out any offline cpu data */
-	for_each_present_cpu(i) {
-		if (!cpu_online(i)) {
-			kgdb_info[i].debuggerinfo = NULL;
-			kgdb_info[i].task = NULL;
-		}
-	}
 	if (ks->err_code == DIE_OOPS || reason == KDB_REASON_OOPS) {
 		ks->pass_exception = 1;
 		KDB_FLAG_SET(CATASTROPHIC);