diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 4c15466305c3..54bb8d99d26a 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4949,6 +4949,19 @@ __sum16 __skb_gro_checksum_complete(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__skb_gro_checksum_complete);
 
+static void net_rps_send_ipi(struct softnet_data *remsd)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_RPS
+	while (remsd) {
+		struct softnet_data *next = remsd->rps_ipi_next;
+
+		if (cpu_online(remsd->cpu))
+			smp_call_function_single_async(remsd->cpu, &remsd->csd);
+		remsd = next;
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 /*
  * net_rps_action_and_irq_enable sends any pending IPI's for rps.
  * Note: called with local irq disabled, but exits with local irq enabled.
@@ -4964,14 +4977,7 @@ static void net_rps_action_and_irq_enable(struct softnet_data *sd)
 		local_irq_enable();
 
 		/* Send pending IPI's to kick RPS processing on remote cpus. */
-		while (remsd) {
-			struct softnet_data *next = remsd->rps_ipi_next;
-
-			if (cpu_online(remsd->cpu))
-				smp_call_function_single_async(remsd->cpu,
-							   &remsd->csd);
-			remsd = next;
-		}
+		net_rps_send_ipi(remsd);
 	} else
 #endif
 		local_irq_enable();
@@ -8197,7 +8203,7 @@ static int dev_cpu_dead(unsigned int oldcpu)
 	struct sk_buff **list_skb;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	unsigned int cpu;
-	struct softnet_data *sd, *oldsd;
+	struct softnet_data *sd, *oldsd, *remsd;
 
 	local_irq_disable();
 	cpu = smp_processor_id();
@@ -8238,6 +8244,13 @@ static int dev_cpu_dead(unsigned int oldcpu)
 	raise_softirq_irqoff(NET_TX_SOFTIRQ);
 	local_irq_enable();
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_RPS
+	remsd = oldsd->rps_ipi_list;
+	oldsd->rps_ipi_list = NULL;
+#endif
+	/* send out pending IPI's on offline CPU */
+	net_rps_send_ipi(remsd);
+
 	/* Process offline CPU's input_pkt_queue */
 	while ((skb = __skb_dequeue(&oldsd->process_queue))) {
 		netif_rx_ni(skb);