diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
index a309a7a29cc6..641f3e4c3380 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c
@@ -984,6 +984,7 @@ int rtas_ibm_suspend_me(u64 handle)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	cpu_hotplug_disable();
 	stop_topology_update();
 
 	/* Call function on all CPUs.  One of us will make the
@@ -998,6 +999,7 @@ int rtas_ibm_suspend_me(u64 handle)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Error doing global join\n");
 
 	start_topology_update();
+	cpu_hotplug_enable();
 
 	/* Take down CPUs not online prior to suspend */
 	cpuret = rtas_offline_cpus_mask(offline_mask);