diff --git a/components/freertos/tasks.c b/components/freertos/tasks.c
index b938418424..0e2bf6e8e1 100644
--- a/components/freertos/tasks.c
+++ b/components/freertos/tasks.c
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ static void prvAddNewTaskToReadyList( TCB_t *pxNewTCB, TaskFunction_t pxTaskCode
 			}
 			#endif /* configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION */
 
-			prvInitialiseNewTask( pxTaskCode, pcName, ( uint32_t ) usStackDepth, pvParameters, uxPriority, pxCreatedTask, pxNewTCB, NULL, tskNO_AFFINITY );
+			prvInitialiseNewTask( pxTaskCode, pcName, ( uint32_t ) usStackDepth, pvParameters, uxPriority, pxCreatedTask, pxNewTCB, NULL, xCoreID );
 			prvAddNewTaskToReadyList( pxNewTCB, pxTaskCode, xCoreID );
 			xReturn = pdPASS;
 		}