diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
index 47ab90563bf4..550d63cef68e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void __ref cpu_die(void)
 	 * this returns, power and/or clocks can be removed at any point
 	 * from this CPU and its cache by platform_cpu_kill().
 	 */
-	RCU_NONIDLE(complete(&cpu_died));
+	complete(&cpu_died);
 
 	/*
 	 * Ensure that the cache lines associated with that completion are