diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
index beccb0e87ba7..e933e1cdb1c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <linux/kernfs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/tick.h>
+
 #include "internal.h"
 
 /*
@@ -522,12 +524,21 @@ int rdtgroup_schemata_show(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int smp_mon_event_count(void *arg)
+{
+	mon_event_count(arg);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void mon_event_read(struct rmid_read *rr, struct rdt_resource *r,
 		    struct rdt_domain *d, struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp,
 		    int evtid, int first)
 {
+	int cpu;
+
 	/*
-	 * setup the parameters to send to the IPI to read the data.
+	 * Setup the parameters to pass to mon_event_count() to read the data.
 	 */
 	rr->rgrp = rdtgrp;
 	rr->evtid = evtid;
@@ -536,7 +547,18 @@ void mon_event_read(struct rmid_read *rr, struct rdt_resource *r,
 	rr->val = 0;
 	rr->first = first;
 
-	smp_call_function_any(&d->cpu_mask, mon_event_count, rr, 1);
+	cpu = cpumask_any_housekeeping(&d->cpu_mask);
+
+	/*
+	 * cpumask_any_housekeeping() prefers housekeeping CPUs, but
+	 * are all the CPUs nohz_full? If yes, pick a CPU to IPI.
+	 * MPAM's resctrl_arch_rmid_read() is unable to read the
+	 * counters on some platforms if its called in IRQ context.
+	 */
+	if (tick_nohz_full_cpu(cpu))
+		smp_call_function_any(&d->cpu_mask, mon_event_count, rr, 1);
+	else
+		smp_call_on_cpu(cpu, smp_mon_event_count, rr, false);
 }
 
 int rdtgroup_mondata_show(struct seq_file *m, void *arg)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
index 38f85e53ca93..fd060ef86f38 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static void mbm_bw_count(u32 closid, u32 rmid, struct rmid_read *rr)
 }
 
 /*
- * This is called via IPI to read the CQM/MBM counters
+ * This is scheduled by mon_event_read() to read the CQM/MBM counters
  * on a domain.
  */
 void mon_event_count(void *info)