diff --git a/kernel/padata.c b/kernel/padata.c
index 47aebcda65d5..409d24228439 100644
--- a/kernel/padata.c
+++ b/kernel/padata.c
@@ -204,7 +204,11 @@ static struct padata_priv *padata_find_next(struct parallel_data *pd,
 		list_del_init(&padata->list);
 		atomic_dec(&pd->reorder_objects);
 		++pd->processed;
-		pd->cpu = cpumask_next_wrap(cpu, pd->cpumask.pcpu, -1, false);
+		/* When sequence wraps around, reset to the first CPU. */
+		if (unlikely(pd->processed == 0))
+			pd->cpu = cpumask_first(pd->cpumask.pcpu);
+		else
+			pd->cpu = cpumask_next_wrap(cpu, pd->cpumask.pcpu, -1, false);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&reorder->lock);