diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index ffde9eebc846..71bdb86e07f9 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -4028,6 +4028,9 @@ int idle_cpu(int cpu)
 		return 0;
 #endif
 
+	if (vcpu_is_preempted(cpu))
+		return 0;
+
 	return 1;
 }