diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index 9b86a74d2815..97196eefef3e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ void crash_send_ipi(void (*crash_ipi_callback)(struct pt_regs *))
 
 static void stop_this_cpu(void *dummy)
 {
+	/* Remove this CPU */
+	set_cpu_online(smp_processor_id(), false);
+
 	local_irq_disable();
 	while (1)
 		;