diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c
index 88c1e518a203..16c52aaaca35 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smp.c
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@
  */
 static void native_smp_send_reschedule(int cpu)
 {
-	WARN_ON(cpu_is_offline(cpu));
+	if (unlikely(cpu_is_offline(cpu))) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return;
+	}
 	send_IPI_mask(cpumask_of_cpu(cpu), RESCHEDULE_VECTOR);
 }