diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index e4389ac55b65..142d889d9f69 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static int takedown_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	/*
 	 * So now all preempt/rcu users must observe !cpu_active().
 	 */
-	err = stop_machine(take_cpu_down, NULL, cpumask_of(cpu));
+	err = stop_machine_cpuslocked(take_cpu_down, NULL, cpumask_of(cpu));
 	if (err) {
 		/* CPU refused to die */
 		irq_unlock_sparse();