diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
index b616a72d5c0a..dfbcb5ca7ecb 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
@@ -753,6 +753,15 @@ osnoise_hist_apply_config(struct osnoise_tool *tool, struct osnoise_hist_params
 			err_msg("Failed to set rtla to the house keeping CPUs\n");
 			goto out_err;
 		}
+	} else if (params->cpus) {
+		/*
+		 * Even if the user do not set a house-keeping CPU, try to
+		 * move rtla to a CPU set different to the one where the user
+		 * set the workload to run.
+		 *
+		 * No need to check results as this is an automatic attempt.
+		 */
+		auto_house_keeping(&params->monitored_cpus);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
index 0e2f3b216d34..0833537bb2eb 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
@@ -582,6 +582,15 @@ osnoise_top_apply_config(struct osnoise_tool *tool, struct osnoise_top_params *p
 			err_msg("Failed to set rtla to the house keeping CPUs\n");
 			goto out_err;
 		}
+	} else if (params->cpus) {
+		/*
+		 * Even if the user do not set a house-keeping CPU, try to
+		 * move rtla to a CPU set different to the one where the user
+		 * set the workload to run.
+		 *
+		 * No need to check results as this is an automatic attempt.
+		 */
+		auto_house_keeping(&params->monitored_cpus);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
index 00287e96f22e..1675d54cae81 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
@@ -776,6 +776,15 @@ timerlat_hist_apply_config(struct osnoise_tool *tool, struct timerlat_hist_param
 			err_msg("Failed to set rtla to the house keeping CPUs\n");
 			goto out_err;
 		}
+	} else if (params->cpus) {
+		/*
+		 * Even if the user do not set a house-keeping CPU, try to
+		 * move rtla to a CPU set different to the one where the user
+		 * set the workload to run.
+		 *
+		 * No need to check results as this is an automatic attempt.
+		 */
+		auto_house_keeping(&params->monitored_cpus);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
index 920f2f6ef842..f0c6d9735e2a 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
@@ -619,6 +619,15 @@ timerlat_top_apply_config(struct osnoise_tool *top, struct timerlat_top_params *
 			err_msg("Failed to set rtla to the house keeping CPUs\n");
 			goto out_err;
 		}
+	} else if (params->cpus) {
+		/*
+		 * Even if the user do not set a house-keeping CPU, try to
+		 * move rtla to a CPU set different to the one where the user
+		 * set the workload to run.
+		 *
+		 * No need to check results as this is an automatic attempt.
+		 */
+		auto_house_keeping(&params->monitored_cpus);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c
index 8f9ad8f01e0f..3e25f0277fb9 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c
@@ -709,3 +709,53 @@ int set_comm_cgroup(const char *comm_prefix, const char *cgroup)
 	close(cg_fd);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * auto_house_keeping - Automatically move rtla out of measurement threads
+ *
+ * Try to move rtla away from the tracer, if possible.
+ *
+ * Returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+int auto_house_keeping(cpu_set_t *monitored_cpus)
+{
+	cpu_set_t rtla_cpus, house_keeping_cpus;
+	int retval;
+
+	/* first get the CPUs in which rtla can actually run. */
+	retval = sched_getaffinity(getpid(), sizeof(rtla_cpus), &rtla_cpus);
+	if (retval == -1) {
+		debug_msg("Could not get rtla affinity, rtla might run with the threads!\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* then check if the existing setup is already good. */
+	CPU_AND(&house_keeping_cpus, &rtla_cpus, monitored_cpus);
+	if (!CPU_COUNT(&house_keeping_cpus)) {
+		debug_msg("rtla and the monitored CPUs do not share CPUs.");
+		debug_msg("Skipping auto house-keeping\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* remove the intersection */
+	CPU_XOR(&house_keeping_cpus, &rtla_cpus, monitored_cpus);
+
+	/* get only those that rtla can run */
+	CPU_AND(&house_keeping_cpus, &house_keeping_cpus, &rtla_cpus);
+
+	/* is there any cpu left? */
+	if (!CPU_COUNT(&house_keeping_cpus)) {
+		debug_msg("Could not find any CPU for auto house-keeping\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	retval = sched_setaffinity(getpid(), sizeof(house_keeping_cpus), &house_keeping_cpus);
+	if (retval == -1) {
+		debug_msg("Could not set affinity for auto house-keeping\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	debug_msg("rtla automatically moved to an auto house-keeping cpu set\n");
+
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.h b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.h
index 9ab2f0d7bc1c..dec59163cfbc 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.h
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ int parse_cpu_set(char *cpu_list, cpu_set_t *set);
 int set_comm_sched_attr(const char *comm_prefix, struct sched_attr *attr);
 int set_comm_cgroup(const char *comm_prefix, const char *cgroup);
 int set_cpu_dma_latency(int32_t latency);
+int auto_house_keeping(cpu_set_t *monitored_cpus);
 
 #define ns_to_usf(x) (((double)x/1000))
 #define ns_to_per(total, part) ((part * 100) / (double)total)
