diff --git a/executer/user/mcexec.c b/executer/user/mcexec.c
index 9c78e2a6..acae1f8b 100644
--- a/executer/user/mcexec.c
+++ b/executer/user/mcexec.c
@@ -2646,7 +2646,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	/* Partitioned execution, obtain CPU set */
-	if (nr_processes > 0) {
+	if (!target_core && nr_processes > 0) {
 		struct get_cpu_set_arg cpu_set_arg;
 		int mcexec_linux_numa = 0;
 		int ikc_mapped = 0;
diff --git a/kernel/host.c b/kernel/host.c
index 7241307e..521f3fdd 100644
--- a/kernel/host.c
+++ b/kernel/host.c
@@ -758,11 +758,14 @@ static int syscall_packet_handler(struct ihk_ikc_channel_desc *c,
 	case SCD_MSG_SCHEDULE_PROCESS:
 		thread = (struct thread *)packet->arg;
 
-		cpuid = obtain_clone_cpuid(&thread->cpu_set, 0);
-		if (cpuid == -1) {
-			kprintf("No CPU available\n");
-			ret = -1;
-			break;
+		cpuid = ihk_mc_get_processor_id();
+		if (!CPU_ISSET(cpuid, &thread->cpu_set)) {
+			cpuid = obtain_clone_cpuid(&thread->cpu_set, 0);
+			if (cpuid == -1) {
+				kprintf("No CPU available\n");
+				ret = -1;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 
 		dkprintf("SCD_MSG_SCHEDULE_PROCESS: %lx\n", packet->arg);