diff --git a/xen/common/sched_credit2.c b/xen/common/sched_credit2.c
index a5a744fd57..12dfd20a4c 100644
--- a/xen/common/sched_credit2.c
+++ b/xen/common/sched_credit2.c
@@ -1667,6 +1667,7 @@ static void migrate(const struct scheduler *ops,
         svc->migrate_rqd = trqd;
         __set_bit(_VPF_migrating, &svc->vcpu->pause_flags);
         __set_bit(__CSFLAG_runq_migrate_request, &svc->flags);
+        cpu_raise_softirq(svc->vcpu->processor, SCHEDULE_SOFTIRQ);
         SCHED_STAT_CRANK(migrate_requested);
     }
     else