diff --git a/kernel/sched_rt.c b/kernel/sched_rt.c
index 820fc422c6df..1fa13624293e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/sched_rt.c
@@ -805,17 +805,20 @@ static int select_task_rq_rt(struct task_struct *p, int sync)
 
 static void check_preempt_equal_prio(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 {
-	cpumask_t mask;
+	cpumask_var_t mask;
 
 	if (rq->curr->rt.nr_cpus_allowed == 1)
 		return;
 
-	if (p->rt.nr_cpus_allowed != 1
-	    && cpupri_find(&rq->rd->cpupri, p, &mask))
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&mask, GFP_ATOMIC))
 		return;
 
-	if (!cpupri_find(&rq->rd->cpupri, rq->curr, &mask))
-		return;
+	if (p->rt.nr_cpus_allowed != 1
+	    && cpupri_find(&rq->rd->cpupri, p, mask))
+		goto free;
+
+	if (!cpupri_find(&rq->rd->cpupri, rq->curr, mask))
+		goto free;
 
 	/*
 	 * There appears to be other cpus that can accept
@@ -824,6 +827,8 @@ static void check_preempt_equal_prio(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 	 */
 	requeue_task_rt(rq, p, 1);
 	resched_task(rq->curr);
+free:
+	free_cpumask_var(mask);
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */