diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 2f0083a51a9aeb5979e145eca98b686f4dd3c196..3e3e3e4d958171c99fefcc87fa8e858ee733f018 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -102,6 +102,34 @@ int cpuidle_play_dead(void)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
+/**
+ * cpuidle_enter_state - enter the state and update stats
+ * @dev: cpuidle device for this cpu
+ * @drv: cpuidle driver for this cpu
+ * @next_state: index into drv->states of the state to enter
+ */
+int cpuidle_enter_state(struct cpuidle_device *dev, struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
+		int next_state)
+{
+	int entered_state;
+
+	entered_state = cpuidle_enter_ops(dev, drv, next_state);
+
+	if (entered_state >= 0) {
+		/* Update cpuidle counters */
+		/* This can be moved to within driver enter routine
+		 * but that results in multiple copies of same code.
+		 */
+		dev->states_usage[entered_state].time +=
+				(unsigned long long)dev->last_residency;
+		dev->states_usage[entered_state].usage++;
+	} else {
+		dev->last_residency = 0;
+	}
+
+	return entered_state;
+}
+
 /**
  * cpuidle_idle_call - the main idle loop
  *
@@ -143,23 +171,11 @@ int cpuidle_idle_call(void)
 	trace_power_start_rcuidle(POWER_CSTATE, next_state, dev->cpu);
 	trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(next_state, dev->cpu);
 
-	entered_state = cpuidle_enter_ops(dev, drv, next_state);
+	entered_state = cpuidle_enter_state(dev, drv, next_state);
 
 	trace_power_end_rcuidle(dev->cpu);
 	trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(PWR_EVENT_EXIT, dev->cpu);
 
-	if (entered_state >= 0) {
-		/* Update cpuidle counters */
-		/* This can be moved to within driver enter routine
-		 * but that results in multiple copies of same code.
-		 */
-		dev->states_usage[entered_state].time +=
-				(unsigned long long)dev->last_residency;
-		dev->states_usage[entered_state].usage++;
-	} else {
-		dev->last_residency = 0;
-	}
-
 	/* give the governor an opportunity to reflect on the outcome */
 	if (cpuidle_curr_governor->reflect)
 		cpuidle_curr_governor->reflect(dev, entered_state);
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
index 7db186685c275a78176217e6a97209eb9ae47949..d8a3ccce8281ec0bd81ca8e45d32bdbb757566e0 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ extern struct list_head cpuidle_detected_devices;
 extern struct mutex cpuidle_lock;
 extern spinlock_t cpuidle_driver_lock;
 extern int cpuidle_disabled(void);
+extern int cpuidle_enter_state(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+		struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int next_state);
 
 /* idle loop */
 extern void cpuidle_install_idle_handler(void);