diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index 9d3af380c6bd..3e3cd3db7a0c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ struct drv_cmd {
 	u32 val;
 };
 
-static long do_drv_read(void *_cmd)
+/* Called via smp_call_function_single(), on the target CPU */
+static void do_drv_read(void *_cmd)
 {
 	struct drv_cmd *cmd = _cmd;
 	u32 h;
@@ -170,10 +171,10 @@ static long do_drv_read(void *_cmd)
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-	return 0;
 }
 
-static long do_drv_write(void *_cmd)
+/* Called via smp_call_function_many(), on the target CPUs */
+static void do_drv_write(void *_cmd)
 {
 	struct drv_cmd *cmd = _cmd;
 	u32 lo, hi;
@@ -192,23 +193,18 @@ static long do_drv_write(void *_cmd)
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void drv_read(struct drv_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	cmd->val = 0;
 
-	work_on_cpu(cpumask_any(cmd->mask), do_drv_read, cmd);
+	smp_call_function_single(cpumask_any(cmd->mask), do_drv_read, cmd, 1);
 }
 
 static void drv_write(struct drv_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for_each_cpu(i, cmd->mask) {
-		work_on_cpu(i, do_drv_write, cmd);
-	}
+	smp_call_function_many(cmd->mask, do_drv_write, cmd, 1);
 }
 
 static u32 get_cur_val(const struct cpumask *mask)
@@ -252,15 +248,13 @@ struct perf_pair {
 	} aperf, mperf;
 };
 
-
-static long read_measured_perf_ctrs(void *_cur)
+/* Called via smp_call_function_single(), on the target CPU */
+static void read_measured_perf_ctrs(void *_cur)
 {
 	struct perf_pair *cur = _cur;
 
 	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_APERF, cur->aperf.split.lo, cur->aperf.split.hi);
 	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_MPERF, cur->mperf.split.lo, cur->mperf.split.hi);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -283,7 +277,7 @@ static unsigned int get_measured_perf(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	unsigned int perf_percent;
 	unsigned int retval;
 
-	if (!work_on_cpu(cpu, read_measured_perf_ctrs, &readin))
+	if (smp_call_function_single(cpu, read_measured_perf_ctrs, &cur, 1))
 		return 0;
 
 	cur.aperf.whole = readin.aperf.whole -