diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
index 90c4f70dc9fdf4..20a3e201157d61 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
@@ -1624,6 +1624,8 @@ static void osnoise_hotplug_workfn(struct work_struct *dummy)
 	mutex_lock(&interface_lock);
 	cpus_read_lock();
 
+	if (!cpu_online(cpu))
+		goto out_unlock;
 	if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &osnoise_cpumask))
 		goto out_unlock;