diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
index 8c242bb1ef45..8bbdbda07a2d 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -501,8 +501,11 @@ void nmi_watchdog_tick (struct pt_regs * regs)
 		 */
 		alert_counter[cpu]++;
 		if (alert_counter[cpu] == 5*nmi_hz)
+			/*
+			 * die_nmi will return ONLY if NOTIFY_STOP happens..
+			 */
 			die_nmi(regs, "NMI Watchdog detected LOCKUP");
-	} else {
+
 		last_irq_sums[cpu] = sum;
 		alert_counter[cpu] = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
index b2b4bb890bb7..54629bb5893a 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
@@ -565,6 +565,10 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nmi_print_lock);
 
 void die_nmi (struct pt_regs *regs, const char *msg)
 {
+	if (notify_die(DIE_NMIWATCHDOG, msg, regs, 0, 0, SIGINT) ==
+	    NOTIFY_STOP)
+		return;
+
 	spin_lock(&nmi_print_lock);
 	/*
 	* We are in trouble anyway, lets at least try
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/kdebug.h b/include/asm-i386/kdebug.h
index b3f8d5f59d5d..316138e89910 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/kdebug.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/kdebug.h
@@ -41,9 +41,16 @@ enum die_val {
 	DIE_PAGE_FAULT,
 };
 
-static inline int notify_die(enum die_val val,char *str,struct pt_regs *regs,long err,int trap, int sig)
+static inline int notify_die(enum die_val val, const char *str,
+			struct pt_regs *regs, long err, int trap, int sig)
 {
-	struct die_args args = { .regs=regs, .str=str, .err=err, .trapnr=trap,.signr=sig };
+	struct die_args args = {
+		.regs = regs,
+		.str = str,
+		.err = err,
+		.trapnr = trap,
+		.signr = sig
+	};
 	return notifier_call_chain(&i386die_chain, val, &args);
 }