diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index bda6d004f9f0..c0946cb2b354 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2818,8 +2818,10 @@ static int get_rps_cpu(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (unlikely(tcpu != next_cpu) &&
 		    (tcpu == RPS_NO_CPU || !cpu_online(tcpu) ||
 		     ((int)(per_cpu(softnet_data, tcpu).input_queue_head -
-		      rflow->last_qtail)) >= 0))
+		      rflow->last_qtail)) >= 0)) {
+			tcpu = next_cpu;
 			rflow = set_rps_cpu(dev, skb, rflow, next_cpu);
+		}
 
 		if (tcpu != RPS_NO_CPU && cpu_online(tcpu)) {
 			*rflowp = rflow;