diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 50e77fe096f4..16467dc215d0 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4560,8 +4560,13 @@ static void net_rps_send_ipi(struct softnet_data *remsd)
 	while (remsd) {
 		struct softnet_data *next = remsd->rps_ipi_next;
 
-		if (cpu_online(remsd->cpu))
+		if (cpu_online(remsd->cpu)) {
 			smp_call_function_single_async(remsd->cpu, &remsd->csd);
+		} else {
+			rps_lock(remsd);
+			remsd->backlog.state = 0;
+			rps_unlock(remsd);
+		}
 		remsd = next;
 	}
 #endif