diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 5f536c63a48d..d2dbe099286b 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1598,6 +1598,15 @@ static void wq_update_node_max_active(struct workqueue_struct *wq, int off_cpu)
 	if (off_cpu >= 0)
 		total_cpus--;
 
+	/* If all CPUs of the wq get offline, use the default values */
+	if (unlikely(!total_cpus)) {
+		for_each_node(node)
+			wq_node_nr_active(wq, node)->max = min_active;
+
+		wq_node_nr_active(wq, NUMA_NO_NODE)->max = max_active;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	for_each_node(node) {
 		int node_cpus;