diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
index 49159bb38949..ef290d4036ba 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
@@ -871,15 +871,17 @@ static int rtas_cpu_state_change_mask(enum rtas_cpu_state state,
 		return 0;
 
 	for_each_cpu(cpu, cpus) {
+		struct device *dev = get_cpu_device(cpu);
+
 		switch (state) {
 		case DOWN:
-			cpuret = cpu_down(cpu);
+			cpuret = device_offline(dev);
 			break;
 		case UP:
-			cpuret = cpu_up(cpu);
+			cpuret = device_online(dev);
 			break;
 		}
-		if (cpuret) {
+		if (cpuret < 0) {
 			pr_debug("%s: cpu_%s for cpu#%d returned %d.\n",
 					__func__,
 					((state == UP) ? "up" : "down"),
@@ -966,6 +968,8 @@ int rtas_ibm_suspend_me(u64 handle)
 	data.token = rtas_token("ibm,suspend-me");
 	data.complete = &done;
 
+	lock_device_hotplug();
+
 	/* All present CPUs must be online */
 	cpumask_andnot(offline_mask, cpu_present_mask, cpu_online_mask);
 	cpuret = rtas_online_cpus_mask(offline_mask);
@@ -1004,6 +1008,7 @@ int rtas_ibm_suspend_me(u64 handle)
 				__func__);
 
 out:
+	unlock_device_hotplug();
 	free_cpumask_var(offline_mask);
 	return atomic_read(&data.error);
 }