diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
index 8fe78a7fecaf..ec68bfe98c95 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ static void rcu_tasks_trace_postscan(struct list_head *hop)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
 		rcu_tasks_trace_pertask(idle_task(cpu), hop);
 
 	// Re-enable CPU hotplug now that the tasklist scan has completed.