diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/perfmon.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/perfmon.c
index fdda6d604262..5e94247e1ea7 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/perfmon.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/perfmon.c
@@ -528,14 +528,11 @@ static int perf_event_cpu_offline(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node)
 		return 0;
 
 	target = cpumask_any_but(cpu_online_mask, cpu);
-
 	/* migrate events if there is a valid target */
-	if (target < nr_cpu_ids)
+	if (target < nr_cpu_ids) {
 		cpumask_set_cpu(target, &perfmon_dsa_cpu_mask);
-	else
-		target = -1;
-
-	perf_pmu_migrate_context(&idxd_pmu->pmu, cpu, target);
+		perf_pmu_migrate_context(&idxd_pmu->pmu, cpu, target);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }