diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 368864dfe6eb635ef210f046ec351f04e96f42ef..37d1297e6787928920d4effad20ece4067bf9697 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ config ARCH_HAS_ILOG2_U32
 config ARCH_HAS_ILOG2_U64
 	def_bool n
 
+config ARCH_HAS_CPU_IDLE_WAIT
+	def_bool y
+
 config GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY
 	def_bool y
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index d2fabe7863a96345e096f5a644c111436a492819..794962d9f48b9e8e952b8c10a1bf6ec421237a08 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void cpuidle_uninstall_idle_handler(void)
 {
 	if (enabled_devices && (pm_idle != pm_idle_old)) {
 		pm_idle = pm_idle_old;
-		cpu_idle_wait();
+		cpuidle_kick_cpus();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index 16a51546db444f9cbbbc0d845b312621eec0ae44..cb95f5a9075ab5fdb04ee062ab5201c233429c14 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -72,6 +72,19 @@ cpuidle_set_statedata(struct cpuidle_state *state, void *data)
 	state->driver_data = data;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_IDLE_WAIT
+static inline void cpuidle_kick_cpus(void)
+{
+	cpu_idle_wait();
+}
+#else /* !CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_IDLE_WAIT */
+#error "Arch needs cpu_idle_wait() equivalent here"
+#endif /* !CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_IDLE_WAIT */
+#else /* !CONFIG_SMP */
+static inline void cpuidle_kick_cpus(void) {}
+#endif /* !CONFIG_SMP */
+
 struct cpuidle_state_kobj {
 	struct cpuidle_state *state;
 	struct completion kobj_unregister;