diff --git a/xen/common/sched/cpupool.c b/xen/common/sched/cpupool.c
index 0664f7fa3d..7ea641ca26 100644
--- a/xen/common/sched/cpupool.c
+++ b/xen/common/sched/cpupool.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ static struct cpupool *cpupool_create(
         if ( c->sched == NULL )
             goto err;
     }
+    c->sched->cpupool = c;
     c->gran = opt_sched_granularity;
 
     *q = c;
diff --git a/xen/common/sched/private.h b/xen/common/sched/private.h
index b9a5b4c01c..df50976eb2 100644
--- a/xen/common/sched/private.h
+++ b/xen/common/sched/private.h
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ struct scheduler {
     char *opt_name;         /* option name for this scheduler    */
     unsigned int sched_id;  /* ID for this scheduler             */
     void *sched_data;       /* global data pointer               */
+    struct cpupool *cpupool;/* points to this scheduler's pool   */
 
     int          (*global_init)    (void);