diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 0db8938fbb23..61396b3e9058 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -754,7 +754,6 @@ static int takedown_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	/* Park the smpboot threads */
 	kthread_park(per_cpu_ptr(&cpuhp_state, cpu)->thread);
-	smpboot_park_threads(cpu);
 
 	/*
 	 * Prevent irq alloc/free while the dying cpu reorganizes the
@@ -1332,7 +1331,7 @@ static struct cpuhp_step cpuhp_hp_states[] = {
 	[CPUHP_AP_SMPBOOT_THREADS] = {
 		.name			= "smpboot/threads:online",
 		.startup.single		= smpboot_unpark_threads,
-		.teardown.single	= NULL,
+		.teardown.single	= smpboot_park_threads,
 	},
 	[CPUHP_AP_IRQ_AFFINITY_ONLINE] = {
 		.name			= "irq/affinity:online",