diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
index ff36327..ffc859c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
@@ -876,7 +876,11 @@
 	 */
 	cpumask_copy(saved_mask, &current->cpus_allowed);
 	/* FIXME: use work_on_cpu() */
-	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(pr->id));
+	if (set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(pr->id))) {
+		/* Can't migrate to the target pr->id CPU. Exit */
+		free_cpumask_var(saved_mask);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 	ret = pr->throttling.acpi_processor_get_throttling(pr);
 	/* restore the previous state */
 	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, saved_mask);
@@ -1051,6 +1055,14 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	if (cpu_is_offline(pr->id)) {
+		/*
+		 * the cpu pointed by pr->id is offline. Unnecessary to change
+		 * the throttling state any more.
+		 */
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	cpumask_copy(saved_mask, &current->cpus_allowed);
 	t_state.target_state = state;
 	p_throttling = &(pr->throttling);
@@ -1074,7 +1086,11 @@
 	 */
 	if (p_throttling->shared_type == DOMAIN_COORD_TYPE_SW_ANY) {
 		/* FIXME: use work_on_cpu() */
-		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(pr->id));
+		if (set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(pr->id))) {
+			/* Can't migrate to the pr->id CPU. Exit */
+			ret = -ENODEV;
+			goto exit;
+		}
 		ret = p_throttling->acpi_processor_set_throttling(pr,
 						t_state.target_state, force);
 	} else {
@@ -1106,7 +1122,8 @@
 			}
 			t_state.cpu = i;
 			/* FIXME: use work_on_cpu() */
-			set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(i));
+			if (set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(i)))
+				continue;
 			ret = match_pr->throttling.
 				acpi_processor_set_throttling(
 				match_pr, t_state.target_state, force);
@@ -1126,6 +1143,7 @@
 	/* restore the previous state */
 	/* FIXME: use work_on_cpu() */
 	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, saved_mask);
+exit:
 	free_cpumask_var(online_throttling_cpus);
 	free_cpumask_var(saved_mask);
 	return ret;