diff --git a/io_uring/sqpoll.c b/io_uring/sqpoll.c
index e545bf240d35..272df9d00f45 100644
--- a/io_uring/sqpoll.c
+++ b/io_uring/sqpoll.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/audit.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/cpuset.h>
 #include <linux/io_uring.h>
 
 #include <uapi/linux/io_uring.h>
@@ -460,10 +461,12 @@ __cold int io_sq_offload_create(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 			return 0;
 
 		if (p->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQ_AFF) {
+			struct cpumask allowed_mask;
 			int cpu = p->sq_thread_cpu;
 
 			ret = -EINVAL;
-			if (cpu >= nr_cpu_ids || !cpu_online(cpu))
+			cpuset_cpus_allowed(current, &allowed_mask);
+			if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &allowed_mask))
 				goto err_sqpoll;
 			sqd->sq_cpu = cpu;
 		} else {