diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index a521fb8a40ee2fcb206397cf490aab9550cf9c96..c2ee1449807766cd24969621c31469386f208ebb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -619,4 +619,16 @@ void __cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (smp_ops->cpu_die)
 		smp_ops->cpu_die(cpu);
 }
+
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(powerpc_cpu_hotplug_driver_mutex);
+
+void cpu_hotplug_driver_lock()
+{
+	mutex_lock(&powerpc_cpu_hotplug_driver_mutex);
+}
+
+void cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock()
+{
+	mutex_unlock(&powerpc_cpu_hotplug_driver_mutex);
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
index 3bd8df8af70b43cd25a4c046c2dd0a15f542eab4..37bce52526da52f156841e364ed6998456d6a18a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c
@@ -346,20 +346,6 @@ int dlpar_release_drc(u32 drc_index)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_PROBE_RELEASE
 
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(pseries_cpu_hotplug_mutex);
-
-void cpu_hotplug_driver_lock(void)
-__acquires(pseries_cpu_hotplug_mutex)
-{
-	mutex_lock(&pseries_cpu_hotplug_mutex);
-}
-
-void cpu_hotplug_driver_unlock(void)
-__releases(pseries_cpu_hotplug_mutex)
-{
-	mutex_unlock(&pseries_cpu_hotplug_mutex);
-}
-
 static int dlpar_online_cpu(struct device_node *dn)
 {
 	int rc = 0;