diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index a9e710eef0e2..247979a1b815 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -726,10 +726,12 @@ void set_cpu_present(unsigned int cpu, bool present)
 
 void set_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu, bool online)
 {
-	if (online)
+	if (online) {
 		cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, to_cpumask(cpu_online_bits));
-	else
+		cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, to_cpumask(cpu_active_bits));
+	} else {
 		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, to_cpumask(cpu_online_bits));
+	}
 }
 
 void set_cpu_active(unsigned int cpu, bool active)
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 44e00abece09..86f3890c3d08 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -5076,7 +5076,6 @@ static int sched_cpu_active(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 				      unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
-	case CPU_STARTING:
 	case CPU_DOWN_FAILED:
 		set_cpu_active((long)hcpu, true);
 		return NOTIFY_OK;