diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
index 387b6a0c9e8..78793efd318 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void fixup_irqs(void)
 		data = &desc->irq_data;
 		affinity = data->affinity;
 		if (!irq_has_action(irq) ||
-		    cpumask_equal(affinity, cpu_online_mask)) {
+		    cpumask_subset(affinity, cpu_online_mask)) {
 			raw_spin_unlock(&desc->lock);
 			continue;
 		}