diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index da85a8e830a12d65e9d2f8a7f1db39b5477e9e85..d89382be899dde8d84c33357cad117ac2efc2357 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -943,12 +943,14 @@ static __init int hpet_late_init(void)
 	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARAT))
 		return 0;
 
+	cpu_notifier_register_begin();
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
 		hpet_cpuhp_notify(NULL, CPU_ONLINE, (void *)(long)cpu);
 	}
 
 	/* This notifier should be called after workqueue is ready */
-	hotcpu_notifier(hpet_cpuhp_notify, -20);
+	__hotcpu_notifier(hpet_cpuhp_notify, -20);
+	cpu_notifier_register_done();
 
 	return 0;
 }