diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-cpu.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-cpu.c
index f3f54ef645e1..8ab24bd7f89c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-cpu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-cpu.c
@@ -338,6 +338,62 @@ static void pseries_remove_processor(struct device_node *np)
 	cpu_maps_update_done();
 }
 
+static int dlpar_offline_cpu(struct device_node *dn)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	unsigned int cpu;
+	int len, nthreads, i;
+	const __be32 *intserv;
+	u32 thread;
+
+	intserv = of_get_property(dn, "ibm,ppc-interrupt-server#s", &len);
+	if (!intserv)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	nthreads = len / sizeof(u32);
+
+	cpu_maps_update_begin();
+	for (i = 0; i < nthreads; i++) {
+		thread = be32_to_cpu(intserv[i]);
+		for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
+			if (get_hard_smp_processor_id(cpu) != thread)
+				continue;
+
+			if (get_cpu_current_state(cpu) == CPU_STATE_OFFLINE)
+				break;
+
+			if (get_cpu_current_state(cpu) == CPU_STATE_ONLINE) {
+				set_preferred_offline_state(cpu,
+							    CPU_STATE_OFFLINE);
+				cpu_maps_update_done();
+				timed_topology_update(1);
+				rc = device_offline(get_cpu_device(cpu));
+				if (rc)
+					goto out;
+				cpu_maps_update_begin();
+				break;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * The cpu is in CPU_STATE_INACTIVE.
+			 * Upgrade it's state to CPU_STATE_OFFLINE.
+			 */
+			set_preferred_offline_state(cpu, CPU_STATE_OFFLINE);
+			WARN_ON(plpar_hcall_norets(H_PROD, thread) != H_SUCCESS);
+			__cpu_die(cpu);
+			break;
+		}
+		if (cpu == num_possible_cpus()) {
+			pr_warn("Could not find cpu to offline with physical id 0x%x\n",
+				thread);
+		}
+	}
+	cpu_maps_update_done();
+
+out:
+	return rc;
+}
+
 static int dlpar_online_cpu(struct device_node *dn)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -364,8 +420,10 @@ static int dlpar_online_cpu(struct device_node *dn)
 			timed_topology_update(1);
 			find_and_online_cpu_nid(cpu);
 			rc = device_online(get_cpu_device(cpu));
-			if (rc)
+			if (rc) {
+				dlpar_offline_cpu(dn);
 				goto out;
+			}
 			cpu_maps_update_begin();
 
 			break;
@@ -505,62 +563,6 @@ static ssize_t dlpar_cpu_add(u32 drc_index)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int dlpar_offline_cpu(struct device_node *dn)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-	unsigned int cpu;
-	int len, nthreads, i;
-	const __be32 *intserv;
-	u32 thread;
-
-	intserv = of_get_property(dn, "ibm,ppc-interrupt-server#s", &len);
-	if (!intserv)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	nthreads = len / sizeof(u32);
-
-	cpu_maps_update_begin();
-	for (i = 0; i < nthreads; i++) {
-		thread = be32_to_cpu(intserv[i]);
-		for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
-			if (get_hard_smp_processor_id(cpu) != thread)
-				continue;
-
-			if (get_cpu_current_state(cpu) == CPU_STATE_OFFLINE)
-				break;
-
-			if (get_cpu_current_state(cpu) == CPU_STATE_ONLINE) {
-				set_preferred_offline_state(cpu,
-							    CPU_STATE_OFFLINE);
-				cpu_maps_update_done();
-				timed_topology_update(1);
-				rc = device_offline(get_cpu_device(cpu));
-				if (rc)
-					goto out;
-				cpu_maps_update_begin();
-				break;
-			}
-
-			/*
-			 * The cpu is in CPU_STATE_INACTIVE.
-			 * Upgrade it's state to CPU_STATE_OFFLINE.
-			 */
-			set_preferred_offline_state(cpu, CPU_STATE_OFFLINE);
-			WARN_ON(plpar_hcall_norets(H_PROD, thread) != H_SUCCESS);
-			__cpu_die(cpu);
-			break;
-		}
-		if (cpu == num_possible_cpus()) {
-			pr_warn("Could not find cpu to offline with physical id 0x%x\n",
-				thread);
-		}
-	}
-	cpu_maps_update_done();
-
-out:
-	return rc;
-}
-
 static ssize_t dlpar_cpu_remove(struct device_node *dn, u32 drc_index)
 {
 	int rc;