diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index dc7faad..5e63d3b 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1464,13 +1464,13 @@
 	timer_stats_timer_set_start_info(&dwork->timer);
 
 	dwork->wq = wq;
-	/* timer isn't guaranteed to run in this cpu, record earlier */
-	if (cpu == WORK_CPU_UNBOUND)
-		cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 	dwork->cpu = cpu;
 	timer->expires = jiffies + delay;
 
-	add_timer_on(timer, cpu);
+	if (unlikely(cpu != WORK_CPU_UNBOUND))
+		add_timer_on(timer, cpu);
+	else
+		add_timer(timer);
 }
 
 /**