diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
index 749d9a450749..a3c171bd2de0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
@@ -557,12 +557,14 @@ static void domain_remove_cpu(int cpu, struct rdt_resource *r)
 	if (r == &rdt_resources_all[RDT_RESOURCE_L3].r_resctrl) {
 		if (is_mbm_enabled() && cpu == d->mbm_work_cpu) {
 			cancel_delayed_work(&d->mbm_over);
-			mbm_setup_overflow_handler(d, 0);
+			/* exclude_cpu=-1 as we already cpumask_clear_cpu()d */
+			mbm_setup_overflow_handler(d, 0, -1);
 		}
 		if (is_llc_occupancy_enabled() && cpu == d->cqm_work_cpu &&
 		    has_busy_rmid(r, d)) {
 			cancel_delayed_work(&d->cqm_limbo);
-			cqm_setup_limbo_handler(d, 0);
+			/* exclude_cpu=-1 as we already cpumask_clear_cpu()d */
+			cqm_setup_limbo_handler(d, 0, -1);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
index a1bf97adee2e..d8c7a549b43a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
@@ -515,11 +515,13 @@ void mon_event_read(struct rmid_read *rr, struct rdt_resource *r,
 		    struct rdt_domain *d, struct rdtgroup *rdtgrp,
 		    int evtid, int first);
 void mbm_setup_overflow_handler(struct rdt_domain *dom,
-				unsigned long delay_ms);
+				unsigned long delay_ms,
+				int exclude_cpu);
 void mbm_handle_overflow(struct work_struct *work);
 void __init intel_rdt_mbm_apply_quirk(void);
 bool is_mba_sc(struct rdt_resource *r);
-void cqm_setup_limbo_handler(struct rdt_domain *dom, unsigned long delay_ms);
+void cqm_setup_limbo_handler(struct rdt_domain *dom, unsigned long delay_ms,
+			     int exclude_cpu);
 void cqm_handle_limbo(struct work_struct *work);
 bool has_busy_rmid(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d);
 void __check_limbo(struct rdt_domain *d, bool force_free);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
index 1a214bd32ed4..334fb3f1c6e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static void add_rmid_to_limbo(struct rmid_entry *entry)
 		 * setup up the limbo worker.
 		 */
 		if (!has_busy_rmid(r, d))
-			cqm_setup_limbo_handler(d, CQM_LIMBOCHECK_INTERVAL);
+			cqm_setup_limbo_handler(d, CQM_LIMBOCHECK_INTERVAL, -1);
 		set_bit(idx, d->rmid_busy_llc);
 		entry->busy++;
 	}
@@ -773,15 +773,27 @@ void cqm_handle_limbo(struct work_struct *work)
 	mutex_unlock(&rdtgroup_mutex);
 }
 
-void cqm_setup_limbo_handler(struct rdt_domain *dom, unsigned long delay_ms)
+/**
+ * cqm_setup_limbo_handler() - Schedule the limbo handler to run for this
+ *                             domain.
+ * @delay_ms:      How far in the future the handler should run.
+ * @exclude_cpu:   Which CPU the handler should not run on, -1 to pick any CPU.
+ */
+void cqm_setup_limbo_handler(struct rdt_domain *dom, unsigned long delay_ms,
+			     int exclude_cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long delay = msecs_to_jiffies(delay_ms);
 	int cpu;
 
-	cpu = cpumask_any(&dom->cpu_mask);
+	if (exclude_cpu == -1)
+		cpu = cpumask_any(&dom->cpu_mask);
+	else
+		cpu = cpumask_any_but(&dom->cpu_mask, exclude_cpu);
+
 	dom->cqm_work_cpu = cpu;
 
-	schedule_delayed_work_on(cpu, &dom->cqm_limbo, delay);
+	if (cpu < nr_cpu_ids)
+		schedule_delayed_work_on(cpu, &dom->cqm_limbo, delay);
 }
 
 void mbm_handle_overflow(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -818,7 +830,14 @@ void mbm_handle_overflow(struct work_struct *work)
 	mutex_unlock(&rdtgroup_mutex);
 }
 
-void mbm_setup_overflow_handler(struct rdt_domain *dom, unsigned long delay_ms)
+/**
+ * mbm_setup_overflow_handler() - Schedule the overflow handler to run for this
+ *                                domain.
+ * @delay_ms:      How far in the future the handler should run.
+ * @exclude_cpu:   Which CPU the handler should not run on, -1 to pick any CPU.
+ */
+void mbm_setup_overflow_handler(struct rdt_domain *dom, unsigned long delay_ms,
+				int exclude_cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long delay = msecs_to_jiffies(delay_ms);
 	int cpu;
@@ -826,9 +845,15 @@ void mbm_setup_overflow_handler(struct rdt_domain *dom, unsigned long delay_ms)
 	if (!resctrl_mounted || !resctrl_arch_mon_capable())
 		return;
 
-	cpu = cpumask_any(&dom->cpu_mask);
+	if (exclude_cpu == -1)
+		cpu = cpumask_any(&dom->cpu_mask);
+	else
+		cpu = cpumask_any_but(&dom->cpu_mask, exclude_cpu);
+
 	dom->mbm_work_cpu = cpu;
-	schedule_delayed_work_on(cpu, &dom->mbm_over, delay);
+
+	if (cpu < nr_cpu_ids)
+		schedule_delayed_work_on(cpu, &dom->mbm_over, delay);
 }
 
 static int dom_data_init(struct rdt_resource *r)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
index 25b027d19dbe..2998d20691ea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
@@ -2253,7 +2253,7 @@ static int rdt_get_tree(struct fs_context *fc)
 	if (is_mbm_enabled()) {
 		r = &rdt_resources_all[RDT_RESOURCE_L3].r_resctrl;
 		list_for_each_entry(dom, &r->domains, list)
-			mbm_setup_overflow_handler(dom, MBM_OVERFLOW_INTERVAL);
+			mbm_setup_overflow_handler(dom, MBM_OVERFLOW_INTERVAL, -1);
 	}
 
 	goto out;
@@ -3412,7 +3412,7 @@ int resctrl_online_domain(struct rdt_resource *r, struct rdt_domain *d)
 
 	if (is_mbm_enabled()) {
 		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&d->mbm_over, mbm_handle_overflow);
-		mbm_setup_overflow_handler(d, MBM_OVERFLOW_INTERVAL);
+		mbm_setup_overflow_handler(d, MBM_OVERFLOW_INTERVAL, -1);
 	}
 
 	if (is_llc_occupancy_enabled())
