diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index f8cced2..8d340fa 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
 }
 
 struct take_cpu_down_param {
+	struct task_struct *caller;
 	unsigned long mod;
 	void *hcpu;
 };
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@
 static int __ref take_cpu_down(void *_param)
 {
 	struct take_cpu_down_param *param = _param;
+	unsigned int cpu = (unsigned long)param->hcpu;
 	int err;
 
 	/* Ensure this CPU doesn't handle any more interrupts. */
@@ -181,6 +183,8 @@
 	raw_notifier_call_chain(&cpu_chain, CPU_DYING | param->mod,
 				param->hcpu);
 
+	if (task_cpu(param->caller) == cpu)
+		move_task_off_dead_cpu(cpu, param->caller);
 	/* Force idle task to run as soon as we yield: it should
 	   immediately notice cpu is offline and die quickly. */
 	sched_idle_next();
@@ -191,10 +195,10 @@
 static int __ref _cpu_down(unsigned int cpu, int tasks_frozen)
 {
 	int err, nr_calls = 0;
-	cpumask_var_t old_allowed;
 	void *hcpu = (void *)(long)cpu;
 	unsigned long mod = tasks_frozen ? CPU_TASKS_FROZEN : 0;
 	struct take_cpu_down_param tcd_param = {
+		.caller = current,
 		.mod = mod,
 		.hcpu = hcpu,
 	};
@@ -205,9 +209,6 @@
 	if (!cpu_online(cpu))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&old_allowed, GFP_KERNEL))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	cpu_hotplug_begin();
 	set_cpu_active(cpu, false);
 	err = __raw_notifier_call_chain(&cpu_chain, CPU_DOWN_PREPARE | mod,
@@ -224,10 +225,6 @@
 		goto out_release;
 	}
 
-	/* Ensure that we are not runnable on dying cpu */
-	cpumask_copy(old_allowed, &current->cpus_allowed);
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpu_active_mask);
-
 	err = __stop_machine(take_cpu_down, &tcd_param, cpumask_of(cpu));
 	if (err) {
 		set_cpu_active(cpu, true);
@@ -236,7 +233,7 @@
 					    hcpu) == NOTIFY_BAD)
 			BUG();
 
-		goto out_allowed;
+		goto out_release;
 	}
 	BUG_ON(cpu_online(cpu));
 
@@ -254,8 +251,6 @@
 
 	check_for_tasks(cpu);
 
-out_allowed:
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, old_allowed);
 out_release:
 	cpu_hotplug_done();
 	if (!err) {
@@ -263,7 +258,6 @@
 					    hcpu) == NOTIFY_BAD)
 			BUG();
 	}
-	free_cpumask_var(old_allowed);
 	return err;
 }