diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index 7431ba6fc2d4fcdd2c4f740c15a94c86a751c1d3..1d110dc6f0c1f371ac262a9f6e352b5d626bf2fa 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ int __cpuinit register_cpu(struct cpu *cpu, int num)
 	cpu->dev.bus = &cpu_subsys;
 	cpu->dev.release = cpu_device_release;
 	cpu->dev.offline_disabled = !cpu->hotpluggable;
+	cpu->dev.offline = !cpu_online(num);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_AUTOPROBE
 	cpu->dev.bus->uevent = arch_cpu_uevent;
 #endif