diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
index e22567174dd3..a50ed23bee77 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
@@ -2097,6 +2097,8 @@ 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;