diff --git a/kernel/kgdb.c b/kernel/kgdb.c
index 7d701463402..29357a9ccfb 100644
--- a/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -541,12 +541,17 @@ static struct task_struct *getthread(struct pt_regs *regs, int tid)
 	 */
 	if (tid == 0 || tid == -1)
 		tid = -atomic_read(&kgdb_active) - 2;
-	if (tid < 0) {
+	if (tid < -1 && tid > -NR_CPUS - 2) {
 		if (kgdb_info[-tid - 2].task)
 			return kgdb_info[-tid - 2].task;
 		else
 			return idle_task(-tid - 2);
 	}
+	if (tid <= 0) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "KGDB: Internal thread select error\n");
+		dump_stack();
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * find_task_by_pid_ns() does not take the tasklist lock anymore