diff --git a/kernel/sched/isolation.c b/kernel/sched/isolation.c
index ccb28085b114..9fcb2a695a41 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/isolation.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/isolation.c
@@ -22,9 +22,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(housekeeping_enabled);
 
 int housekeeping_any_cpu(enum hk_flags flags)
 {
-	if (static_branch_unlikely(&housekeeping_overridden))
-		if (housekeeping_flags & flags)
+	int cpu;
+
+	if (static_branch_unlikely(&housekeeping_overridden)) {
+		if (housekeeping_flags & flags) {
+			cpu = sched_numa_find_closest(housekeeping_mask, smp_processor_id());
+			if (cpu < nr_cpu_ids)
+				return cpu;
+
 			return cpumask_any_and(housekeeping_mask, cpu_online_mask);
+		}
+	}
 	return smp_processor_id();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(housekeeping_any_cpu);
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index aaca0e743776..16126efd14ed 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -1262,16 +1262,18 @@ enum numa_topology_type {
 extern enum numa_topology_type sched_numa_topology_type;
 extern int sched_max_numa_distance;
 extern bool find_numa_distance(int distance);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 extern void sched_init_numa(void);
 extern void sched_domains_numa_masks_set(unsigned int cpu);
 extern void sched_domains_numa_masks_clear(unsigned int cpu);
+extern int sched_numa_find_closest(const struct cpumask *cpus, int cpu);
 #else
 static inline void sched_init_numa(void) { }
 static inline void sched_domains_numa_masks_set(unsigned int cpu) { }
 static inline void sched_domains_numa_masks_clear(unsigned int cpu) { }
+static inline int sched_numa_find_closest(const struct cpumask *cpus, int cpu)
+{
+	return nr_cpu_ids;
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
index f751ce0b783e..4eea2c9bc732 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
@@ -1724,6 +1724,26 @@ void sched_domains_numa_masks_clear(unsigned int cpu)
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * sched_numa_find_closest() - given the NUMA topology, find the cpu
+ *                             closest to @cpu from @cpumask.
+ * cpumask: cpumask to find a cpu from
+ * cpu: cpu to be close to
+ *
+ * returns: cpu, or nr_cpu_ids when nothing found.
+ */
+int sched_numa_find_closest(const struct cpumask *cpus, int cpu)
+{
+	int i, j = cpu_to_node(cpu);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sched_domains_numa_levels; i++) {
+		cpu = cpumask_any_and(cpus, sched_domains_numa_masks[i][j]);
+		if (cpu < nr_cpu_ids)
+			return cpu;
+	}
+	return nr_cpu_ids;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_NUMA */
 
 static int __sdt_alloc(const struct cpumask *cpu_map)