diff --git a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
index 428da175d0734abab132fbbbad57154b05530b1d..ae7158b69c9cc7d4f432858cf13f0ec1cbc10a98 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mn10300/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config MN10300
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	select OLD_SIGSUSPEND3
 	select OLD_SIGACTION
+	select GENERIC_IDLE_LOOP
 
 config AM33_2
 	def_bool n
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
index 84f4e97e30745ad4d8e9b5d9e032dae5b775542b..2da39fb8b3b211351b7a4b402ebf7c4796d035d8 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/process.c
@@ -50,77 +50,19 @@ unsigned long thread_saved_pc(struct task_struct *tsk)
 void (*pm_power_off)(void);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pm_power_off);
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_SMP) || defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)
-/*
- * we use this if we don't have any better idle routine
- */
-static void default_idle(void)
-{
-	local_irq_disable();
-	if (!need_resched())
-		safe_halt();
-	else
-		local_irq_enable();
-}
-
-#else /* !CONFIG_SMP || CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU  */
 /*
  * On SMP it's slightly faster (but much more power-consuming!)
  * to poll the ->work.need_resched flag instead of waiting for the
  * cross-CPU IPI to arrive. Use this option with caution.
+ *
+ * tglx: No idea why this depends on HOTPLUG_CPU !?!
  */
-static inline void poll_idle(void)
-{
-	int oldval;
-
-	local_irq_enable();
-
-	/*
-	 * Deal with another CPU just having chosen a thread to
-	 * run here:
-	 */
-	oldval = test_and_clear_thread_flag(TIF_NEED_RESCHED);
-
-	if (!oldval) {
-		set_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
-		while (!need_resched())
-			cpu_relax();
-		clear_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
-	} else {
-		set_need_resched();
-	}
-}
-#endif /* !CONFIG_SMP || CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
-
-/*
- * the idle thread
- * - there's no useful work to be done, so just try to conserve power and have
- *   a low exit latency (ie sit in a loop waiting for somebody to say that
- *   they'd like to reschedule)
- */
-void cpu_idle(void)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_SMP) || defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)
+void arch_cpu_idle(void)
 {
-	/* endless idle loop with no priority at all */
-	for (;;) {
-		rcu_idle_enter();
-		while (!need_resched()) {
-			void (*idle)(void);
-
-			smp_rmb();
-			if (!idle) {
-#if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && !defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)
-				idle = poll_idle;
-#else  /* CONFIG_SMP && !CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
-				idle = default_idle;
-#endif /* CONFIG_SMP && !CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
-			}
-			idle();
-		}
-		rcu_idle_exit();
-
-		schedule_preempt_disabled();
-	}
+	safe_halt();
 }
+#endif
 
 void release_segments(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/smp.c b/arch/mn10300/kernel/smp.c
index eaef5ad8e0ec061b090055c9da0963dfe67b274e..a17f9c9c14c9f3b7115d41f4ad765ee70de3ba2a 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/smp.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ int __init start_secondary(void *unused)
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
 	init_clockevents();
 #endif
-	cpu_idle();
+	cpu_startup_entry(CPUHP_ONLINE);
 	return 0;
 }