diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/perf_event.c
index 170d786807c460eda342f4383dc379e5279a215d..6355e97d22b9b29fc7a875183c44812a90cd9ca5 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -453,29 +453,13 @@ static struct pmu pmu = {
 	.read        = bfin_pmu_read,
 };
 
-static void bfin_pmu_setup(int cpu)
+static int bfin_pmu_prepare_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuhw = &per_cpu(cpu_hw_events, cpu);
 
+	bfin_write_PFCTL(0);
 	memset(cpuhw, 0, sizeof(struct cpu_hw_events));
-}
-
-static int
-bfin_pmu_notifier(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
-{
-	unsigned int cpu = (long)hcpu;
-
-	switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
-	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
-		bfin_write_PFCTL(0);
-		bfin_pmu_setup(cpu);
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return NOTIFY_OK;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int __init bfin_pmu_init(void)
@@ -491,8 +475,8 @@ static int __init bfin_pmu_init(void)
 
 	ret = perf_pmu_register(&pmu, "cpu", PERF_TYPE_RAW);
 	if (!ret)
-		perf_cpu_notifier(bfin_pmu_notifier);
-
+		cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_PERF_BFIN, "PERF_BFIN",
+				  bfin_pmu_prepare_cpu, NULL);
 	return ret;
 }
 early_initcall(bfin_pmu_init);
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
index 68f4495f4988c548c74677a6353dceea75ecd278..d54973e623665308235546224641e2e2298ed8fb 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_PERF_X86_UNCORE_PREP,
 	CPUHP_PERF_X86_AMD_UNCORE_PREP,
 	CPUHP_PERF_X86_RAPL_PREP,
+	CPUHP_PERF_BFIN,
 	CPUHP_NOTIFY_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_BRINGUP_CPU,
 	CPUHP_AP_IDLE_DEAD,