diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
index 53c70c470a38..e1601d8dac29 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
@@ -3168,6 +3168,13 @@ static void cpuset_hotplug_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 	cpus_updated = !cpumask_equal(top_cpuset.effective_cpus, &new_cpus);
 	mems_updated = !nodes_equal(top_cpuset.effective_mems, new_mems);
 
+	/*
+	 * In the rare case that hotplug removes all the cpus in subparts_cpus,
+	 * we assumed that cpus are updated.
+	 */
+	if (!cpus_updated && top_cpuset.nr_subparts_cpus)
+		cpus_updated = true;
+
 	/* synchronize cpus_allowed to cpu_active_mask */
 	if (cpus_updated) {
 		spin_lock_irq(&callback_lock);