diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 735bd7ee749a..a6972c20eaa5 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -1707,7 +1707,6 @@ static int rcu_gp_init(struct rcu_state *rsp)
 	struct rcu_node *rnp = rcu_get_root(rsp);
 
 	ACCESS_ONCE(rsp->gp_activity) = jiffies;
-	rcu_bind_gp_kthread();
 	raw_spin_lock_irq(&rnp->lock);
 	smp_mb__after_unlock_lock();
 	if (!ACCESS_ONCE(rsp->gp_flags)) {
@@ -1895,6 +1894,7 @@ static int __noreturn rcu_gp_kthread(void *arg)
 	struct rcu_state *rsp = arg;
 	struct rcu_node *rnp = rcu_get_root(rsp);
 
+	rcu_bind_gp_kthread();
 	for (;;) {
 
 		/* Handle grace-period start. */
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index 0a571e9a0f1d..b46c92824db1 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -2763,7 +2763,8 @@ static void rcu_sysidle_exit(int irq)
 
 /*
  * Check to see if the current CPU is idle.  Note that usermode execution
- * does not count as idle.  The caller must have disabled interrupts.
+ * does not count as idle.  The caller must have disabled interrupts,
+ * and must be running on tick_do_timer_cpu.
  */
 static void rcu_sysidle_check_cpu(struct rcu_data *rdp, bool *isidle,
 				  unsigned long *maxj)
@@ -2784,8 +2785,8 @@ static void rcu_sysidle_check_cpu(struct rcu_data *rdp, bool *isidle,
 	if (!*isidle || rdp->rsp != rcu_state_p ||
 	    cpu_is_offline(rdp->cpu) || rdp->cpu == tick_do_timer_cpu)
 		return;
-	if (rcu_gp_in_progress(rdp->rsp))
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(smp_processor_id() != tick_do_timer_cpu);
+	/* Verify affinity of current kthread. */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(smp_processor_id() != tick_do_timer_cpu);
 
 	/* Pick up current idle and NMI-nesting counter and check. */
 	cur = atomic_read(&rdtp->dynticks_idle);
@@ -3068,11 +3069,10 @@ static void rcu_bind_gp_kthread(void)
 		return;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL_SYSIDLE
 	cpu = tick_do_timer_cpu;
-	if (cpu >= 0 && cpu < nr_cpu_ids && raw_smp_processor_id() != cpu)
+	if (cpu >= 0 && cpu < nr_cpu_ids)
 		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(cpu));
 #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL_SYSIDLE */
-	if (!is_housekeeping_cpu(raw_smp_processor_id()))
-		housekeeping_affine(current);
+	housekeeping_affine(current);
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL_SYSIDLE */
 }