diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c
index 2abee070373f..a1296e72cd2e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int pnv_save_sprs_for_deep_states(void)
 	 * all cpus at boot. Get these reg values of current cpu and use the
 	 * same across all cpus.
 	 */
-	uint64_t lpcr_val = mfspr(SPRN_LPCR) & ~(u64)LPCR_PECE1;
+	uint64_t lpcr_val = mfspr(SPRN_LPCR);
 	uint64_t hid0_val = mfspr(SPRN_HID0);
 	uint64_t hid1_val = mfspr(SPRN_HID1);
 	uint64_t hid4_val = mfspr(SPRN_HID4);
@@ -355,6 +355,14 @@ void power9_idle(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+static void pnv_program_cpu_hotplug_lpcr(unsigned int cpu, u64 lpcr_val)
+{
+	u64 pir = get_hard_smp_processor_id(cpu);
+
+	mtspr(SPRN_LPCR, lpcr_val);
+	opal_slw_set_reg(pir, SPRN_LPCR, lpcr_val);
+}
+
 /*
  * pnv_cpu_offline: A function that puts the CPU into the deepest
  * available platform idle state on a CPU-Offline.
@@ -364,6 +372,20 @@ unsigned long pnv_cpu_offline(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long srr1;
 	u32 idle_states = pnv_get_supported_cpuidle_states();
+	u64 lpcr_val;
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't want to take decrementer interrupts while we are
+	 * offline, so clear LPCR:PECE1. We keep PECE2 (and
+	 * LPCR_PECE_HVEE on P9) enabled as to let IPIs in.
+	 *
+	 * If the CPU gets woken up by a special wakeup, ensure that
+	 * the SLW engine sets LPCR with decrementer bit cleared, else
+	 * the CPU will come back to the kernel due to a spurious
+	 * wakeup.
+	 */
+	lpcr_val = mfspr(SPRN_LPCR) & ~(u64)LPCR_PECE1;
+	pnv_program_cpu_hotplug_lpcr(cpu, lpcr_val);
 
 	__ppc64_runlatch_off();
 
@@ -394,6 +416,16 @@ unsigned long pnv_cpu_offline(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	__ppc64_runlatch_on();
 
+	/*
+	 * Re-enable decrementer interrupts in LPCR.
+	 *
+	 * Further, we want stop states to be woken up by decrementer
+	 * for non-hotplug cases. So program the LPCR via stop api as
+	 * well.
+	 */
+	lpcr_val = mfspr(SPRN_LPCR) | (u64)LPCR_PECE1;
+	pnv_program_cpu_hotplug_lpcr(cpu, lpcr_val);
+
 	return srr1;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c
index c6448c7aabe7..c17f81e433f7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/smp.c
@@ -165,12 +165,6 @@ static void pnv_smp_cpu_kill_self(void)
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S))
 		wmask = SRR1_WAKEMASK_P8;
 
-	/* We don't want to take decrementer interrupts while we are offline,
-	 * so clear LPCR:PECE1. We keep PECE2 (and LPCR_PECE_HVEE on P9)
-	 * enabled as to let IPIs in.
-	 */
-	mtspr(SPRN_LPCR, mfspr(SPRN_LPCR) & ~(u64)LPCR_PECE1);
-
 	while (!generic_check_cpu_restart(cpu)) {
 		/*
 		 * Clear IPI flag, since we don't handle IPIs while
@@ -220,8 +214,6 @@ static void pnv_smp_cpu_kill_self(void)
 
 	}
 
-	/* Re-enable decrementer interrupts */
-	mtspr(SPRN_LPCR, mfspr(SPRN_LPCR) | LPCR_PECE1);
 	DBG("CPU%d coming online...\n", cpu);
 }