diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 1c8ddd6ee940..08e54e7beaed 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static inline void check_for_tasks(int cpu)
 
 	write_lock_irq(&tasklist_lock);
 	for_each_process(p) {
-		if (task_cpu(p) == cpu &&
+		if (task_cpu(p) == cpu && p->state == TASK_RUNNING &&
 		    (!cputime_eq(p->utime, cputime_zero) ||
 		     !cputime_eq(p->stime, cputime_zero)))
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "Task %s (pid = %d) is on cpu %d\