diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 6b1d32a161aefb4c5f3e39b9d386a8361a91718d..784f9a7beb1731cda846e3256b6bc85f378982a8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ static int acpi_idle_play_dead(struct cpuidle_device *dev, int index)
 	while (1) {
 
 		if (cx->entry_method == ACPI_CSTATE_HALT)
-			halt();
+			safe_halt();
 		else if (cx->entry_method == ACPI_CSTATE_SYSTEMIO) {
 			inb(cx->address);
 			/* See comment in acpi_idle_do_entry() */