diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
index d2058ef8345fd4518874d2ab409ae3daa376d5df..eff5842f6232a8f7d0af9e29a87477508ce9f455 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/platsmp.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int __cpuinit boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	 */
 	write_pen_release(cpu_logical_map(cpu));
 
-	gic_raise_softirq(cpumask_of(cpu), 1);
+	smp_send_reschedule(cpu);
 
 	timeout = jiffies + (1 * HZ);
 	while (time_before(jiffies, timeout)) {