diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6q.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6q.c
index 39a7d9393641..24dd5bbe60e4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6q.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6q.c
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ static struct cpuidle_driver imx6q_cpuidle_driver = {
  */
 void imx6q_cpuidle_fec_irqs_used(void)
 {
-	imx6q_cpuidle_driver.states[1].disabled = true;
+	cpuidle_driver_state_disabled(&imx6q_cpuidle_driver, 1, true);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(imx6q_cpuidle_fec_irqs_used);
 
 void imx6q_cpuidle_fec_irqs_unused(void)
 {
-	imx6q_cpuidle_driver.states[1].disabled = false;
+	cpuidle_driver_state_disabled(&imx6q_cpuidle_driver, 1, false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(imx6q_cpuidle_fec_irqs_unused);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/cpuidle-tegra20.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/cpuidle-tegra20.c
index 2447427cb4a8..69f3fa270fbe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/cpuidle-tegra20.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/cpuidle-tegra20.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void tegra20_cpuidle_pcie_irqs_in_use(void)
 {
 	pr_info_once(
 		"Disabling cpuidle LP2 state, since PCIe IRQs are in use\n");
-	tegra_idle_driver.states[1].disabled = true;
+	cpuidle_driver_state_disabled(&tegra_idle_driver, 1, true);
 }
 
 int __init tegra20_cpuidle_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
index fcaf8b2bab96..c76423aaef4d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/driver.c
@@ -389,3 +389,31 @@ void cpuidle_driver_unref(void)
 
 	spin_unlock(&cpuidle_driver_lock);
 }
+
+/**
+ * cpuidle_driver_state_disabled - Disable or enable an idle state
+ * @drv: cpuidle driver owning the state
+ * @idx: State index
+ * @disable: Whether or not to disable the state
+ */
+void cpuidle_driver_state_disabled(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int idx,
+				 bool disable)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu;
+
+	mutex_lock(&cpuidle_lock);
+
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, drv->cpumask) {
+		struct cpuidle_device *dev = per_cpu(cpuidle_devices, cpu);
+
+		if (!dev)
+			continue;
+
+		if (disable)
+			dev->states_usage[idx].disable |= CPUIDLE_STATE_DISABLED_BY_DRIVER;
+		else
+			dev->states_usage[idx].disable &= ~CPUIDLE_STATE_DISABLED_BY_DRIVER;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&cpuidle_lock);
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index 22602747f468..afb6a573b46d 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ extern int cpuidle_register_driver(struct cpuidle_driver *drv);
 extern struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_get_driver(void);
 extern struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_driver_ref(void);
 extern void cpuidle_driver_unref(void);
+extern void cpuidle_driver_state_disabled(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int idx,
+					bool disable);
 extern void cpuidle_unregister_driver(struct cpuidle_driver *drv);
 extern int cpuidle_register_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev);
 extern void cpuidle_unregister_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev);
@@ -186,6 +188,8 @@ static inline int cpuidle_register_driver(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
 static inline struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_get_driver(void) {return NULL; }
 static inline struct cpuidle_driver *cpuidle_driver_ref(void) {return NULL; }
 static inline void cpuidle_driver_unref(void) {}
+static inline void cpuidle_driver_state_disabled(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
+					       int idx, bool disable) { }
 static inline void cpuidle_unregister_driver(struct cpuidle_driver *drv) { }
 static inline int cpuidle_register_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 {return -ENODEV; }