diff --git a/include/linux/smpboot.h b/include/linux/smpboot.h
index e6109a6cd8f6..12910cf19869 100644
--- a/include/linux/smpboot.h
+++ b/include/linux/smpboot.h
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ struct smpboot_thread_data;
  *			parked (cpu offline)
  * @unpark:		Optional unpark function, called when the thread is
  *			unparked (cpu online)
- * @pre_unpark:		Optional unpark function, called before the thread is
- *			unparked (cpu online). This is not guaranteed to be
- *			called on the target cpu of the thread. Careful!
  * @cpumask:		Internal state.  To update which threads are unparked,
  *			call smpboot_update_cpumask_percpu_thread().
  * @selfparking:	Thread is not parked by the park function.
@@ -42,7 +39,6 @@ struct smp_hotplug_thread {
 	void				(*cleanup)(unsigned int cpu, bool online);
 	void				(*park)(unsigned int cpu);
 	void				(*unpark)(unsigned int cpu);
-	void				(*pre_unpark)(unsigned int cpu);
 	cpumask_var_t			cpumask;
 	bool				selfparking;
 	const char			*thread_comm;
diff --git a/include/linux/stop_machine.h b/include/linux/stop_machine.h
index 7b76362b381c..0adedca24c5b 100644
--- a/include/linux/stop_machine.h
+++ b/include/linux/stop_machine.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ void stop_one_cpu_nowait(unsigned int cpu, cpu_stop_fn_t fn, void *arg,
 int stop_cpus(const struct cpumask *cpumask, cpu_stop_fn_t fn, void *arg);
 int try_stop_cpus(const struct cpumask *cpumask, cpu_stop_fn_t fn, void *arg);
 void stop_machine_park(int cpu);
+void stop_machine_unpark(int cpu);
 
 #else	/* CONFIG_SMP */
 
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index c85df2775b73..6467521e1e15 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ static int smpboot_thread_call(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 
 	case CPU_DOWN_FAILED:
 	case CPU_ONLINE:
+		stop_machine_unpark(cpu);
 		smpboot_unpark_threads(cpu);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/kernel/smpboot.c b/kernel/smpboot.c
index a818cbc73e14..d264f59bff56 100644
--- a/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -222,9 +222,8 @@ static void smpboot_unpark_thread(struct smp_hotplug_thread *ht, unsigned int cp
 {
 	struct task_struct *tsk = *per_cpu_ptr(ht->store, cpu);
 
-	if (ht->pre_unpark)
-		ht->pre_unpark(cpu);
-	kthread_unpark(tsk);
+	if (!ht->selfparking)
+		kthread_unpark(tsk);
 }
 
 void smpboot_unpark_threads(unsigned int cpu)
diff --git a/kernel/stop_machine.c b/kernel/stop_machine.c
index 91fbb109de6c..59096a55089f 100644
--- a/kernel/stop_machine.c
+++ b/kernel/stop_machine.c
@@ -513,6 +513,14 @@ static void cpu_stop_unpark(unsigned int cpu)
 	spin_unlock_irq(&stopper->lock);
 }
 
+void stop_machine_unpark(int cpu)
+{
+	struct cpu_stopper *stopper = &per_cpu(cpu_stopper, cpu);
+
+	cpu_stop_unpark(cpu);
+	kthread_unpark(stopper->thread);
+}
+
 static struct smp_hotplug_thread cpu_stop_threads = {
 	.store			= &cpu_stopper.thread,
 	.thread_should_run	= cpu_stop_should_run,
@@ -521,7 +529,6 @@ static struct smp_hotplug_thread cpu_stop_threads = {
 	.create			= cpu_stop_create,
 	.setup			= cpu_stop_unpark,
 	.park			= cpu_stop_park,
-	.pre_unpark		= cpu_stop_unpark,
 	.selfparking		= true,
 };
 
@@ -537,6 +544,7 @@ static int __init cpu_stop_init(void)
 	}
 
 	BUG_ON(smpboot_register_percpu_thread(&cpu_stop_threads));
+	stop_machine_unpark(raw_smp_processor_id());
 	stop_machine_initialized = true;
 	return 0;
 }