diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index ca71582fcfab29..bcb14cafe00714 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -1458,13 +1458,13 @@ static void __queue_delayed_work(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 	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;
 
-	if (unlikely(cpu != WORK_CPU_UNBOUND))
-		add_timer_on(timer, cpu);
-	else
-		add_timer(timer);
+	add_timer_on(timer, cpu);
 }
 
 /**