diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
index c0538f82c9a2..57ef2094af93 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ void native_play_dead(void);
 void play_dead_common(void);
 void wbinvd_on_cpu(int cpu);
 int wbinvd_on_all_cpus(void);
+bool wakeup_cpu0(void);
 
 void native_smp_send_reschedule(int cpu);
 void native_send_call_func_ipi(const struct cpumask *mask);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 02813a7f3a7c..f877150a91da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ void play_dead_common(void)
 	local_irq_disable();
 }
 
-static bool wakeup_cpu0(void)
+bool wakeup_cpu0(void)
 {
 	if (smp_processor_id() == 0 && enable_start_cpu0)
 		return true;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index d93e400940a3..768a6b4d2368 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
 #include <asm/apic.h>
+#include <asm/cpu.h>
 #endif
 
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_PROCESSOR_COMPONENT
@@ -541,6 +542,12 @@ static int acpi_idle_play_dead(struct cpuidle_device *dev, int index)
 			wait_for_freeze();
 		} else
 			return -ENODEV;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86) && defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)
+		/* If NMI wants to wake up CPU0, start CPU0. */
+		if (wakeup_cpu0())
+			start_cpu0();
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/* Never reached */