diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
index 4627d447bc3d..55322ba629da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c
@@ -584,12 +584,16 @@ 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);
+			/*
+			 * temporary: exclude_cpu=-1 as this CPU has already
+			 * been removed by cpumask_clear_cpu()d
+			 */
+			mbm_setup_overflow_handler(d, 0, RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU);
 		}
 		if (is_llc_occupancy_enabled() && cpu == d->cqm_work_cpu &&
 		    has_busy_rmid(d)) {
 			cancel_delayed_work(&d->cqm_limbo);
-			cqm_setup_limbo_handler(d, 0);
+			cqm_setup_limbo_handler(d, 0, RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
index a033e8e32108..64db51455df3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ void mon_event_read(struct rmid_read *rr, struct rdt_resource *r,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	cpu = cpumask_any_housekeeping(&d->cpu_mask);
+	cpu = cpumask_any_housekeeping(&d->cpu_mask, RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU);
 
 	/*
 	 * cpumask_any_housekeeping() prefers housekeeping CPUs, but
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
index 3ee855c37447..c99f26ebe7a6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/internal.h
@@ -60,19 +60,36 @@
  * cpumask_any_housekeeping() - Choose any CPU in @mask, preferring those that
  *			        aren't marked nohz_full
  * @mask:	The mask to pick a CPU from.
+ * @exclude_cpu:The CPU to avoid picking.
  *
- * Returns a CPU in @mask. If there are housekeeping CPUs that don't use
- * nohz_full, these are preferred.
+ * Returns a CPU from @mask, but not @exclude_cpu. If there are housekeeping
+ * CPUs that don't use nohz_full, these are preferred. Pass
+ * RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU to avoid excluding any CPUs.
+ *
+ * When a CPU is excluded, returns >= nr_cpu_ids if no CPUs are available.
  */
-static inline unsigned int cpumask_any_housekeeping(const struct cpumask *mask)
+static inline unsigned int
+cpumask_any_housekeeping(const struct cpumask *mask, int exclude_cpu)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu, hk_cpu;
 
-	cpu = cpumask_any(mask);
-	if (!tick_nohz_full_cpu(cpu))
+	if (exclude_cpu == RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU)
+		cpu = cpumask_any(mask);
+	else
+		cpu = cpumask_any_but(mask, exclude_cpu);
+
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL))
+		return cpu;
+
+	/* If the CPU picked isn't marked nohz_full nothing more needs doing. */
+	if (cpu < nr_cpu_ids && !tick_nohz_full_cpu(cpu))
 		return cpu;
 
+	/* Try to find a CPU that isn't nohz_full to use in preference */
 	hk_cpu = cpumask_nth_andnot(0, mask, tick_nohz_full_mask);
+	if (hk_cpu == exclude_cpu)
+		hk_cpu = cpumask_nth_andnot(1, mask, tick_nohz_full_mask);
+
 	if (hk_cpu < nr_cpu_ids)
 		cpu = hk_cpu;
 
@@ -573,11 +590,13 @@ 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_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 92d7ba674003..67edd4c440f0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/monitor.c
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ static void add_rmid_to_limbo(struct rmid_entry *entry)
 		 * setup up the limbo worker.
 		 */
 		if (!has_busy_rmid(d))
-			cqm_setup_limbo_handler(d, CQM_LIMBOCHECK_INTERVAL);
+			cqm_setup_limbo_handler(d, CQM_LIMBOCHECK_INTERVAL,
+						RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU);
 		set_bit(idx, d->rmid_busy_llc);
 		entry->busy++;
 	}
@@ -784,7 +785,8 @@ void cqm_handle_limbo(struct work_struct *work)
 	__check_limbo(d, false);
 
 	if (has_busy_rmid(d)) {
-		d->cqm_work_cpu = cpumask_any_housekeeping(&d->cpu_mask);
+		d->cqm_work_cpu = cpumask_any_housekeeping(&d->cpu_mask,
+							   RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU);
 		schedule_delayed_work_on(d->cqm_work_cpu, &d->cqm_limbo,
 					 delay);
 	}
@@ -792,15 +794,25 @@ 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.
+ * @dom:           The domain the limbo handler should run for.
+ * @delay_ms:      How far in the future the handler should run.
+ * @exclude_cpu:   Which CPU the handler should not run on,
+ *		   RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU 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_housekeeping(&dom->cpu_mask);
+	cpu = cpumask_any_housekeeping(&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)
@@ -838,14 +850,24 @@ void mbm_handle_overflow(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * Re-check for housekeeping CPUs. This allows the overflow handler to
 	 * move off a nohz_full CPU quickly.
 	 */
-	d->mbm_work_cpu = cpumask_any_housekeeping(&d->cpu_mask);
+	d->mbm_work_cpu = cpumask_any_housekeeping(&d->cpu_mask,
+						   RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU);
 	schedule_delayed_work_on(d->mbm_work_cpu, &d->mbm_over, delay);
 
 out_unlock:
 	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.
+ * @dom:           The domain the overflow handler should run for.
+ * @delay_ms:      How far in the future the handler should run.
+ * @exclude_cpu:   Which CPU the handler should not run on,
+ *		   RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU 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;
@@ -856,9 +878,11 @@ void mbm_setup_overflow_handler(struct rdt_domain *dom, unsigned long delay_ms)
 	 */
 	if (!resctrl_mounted || !resctrl_arch_mon_capable())
 		return;
-	cpu = cpumask_any_housekeeping(&dom->cpu_mask);
+	cpu = cpumask_any_housekeeping(&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 38d3b19a3aca..f5688c79d94f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c
@@ -2678,7 +2678,8 @@ 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,
+						   RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU);
 	}
 
 	goto out;
@@ -3989,7 +3990,8 @@ 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,
+					   RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU);
 	}
 
 	if (is_llc_occupancy_enabled())
diff --git a/include/linux/resctrl.h b/include/linux/resctrl.h
index 4c4bad3c34e4..ccbbbe5d18d3 100644
--- a/include/linux/resctrl.h
+++ b/include/linux/resctrl.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #define RESCTRL_RESERVED_CLOSID		0
 #define RESCTRL_RESERVED_RMID		0
 
+#define RESCTRL_PICK_ANY_CPU		-1
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_CPU_RESCTRL
 
 int proc_resctrl_show(struct seq_file *m,
