diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c
index 17c3564d087a48bc24e41417fe6f128b5d7b9f0d..22ef4f72cf320adf510545ce08fd342bc89839d2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/rapl.c
@@ -161,7 +161,13 @@ static u64 rapl_timer_ms;
 
 static inline struct rapl_pmu *cpu_to_rapl_pmu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	return rapl_pmus->pmus[topology_logical_package_id(cpu)];
+	unsigned int pkgid = topology_logical_package_id(cpu);
+
+	/*
+	 * The unsigned check also catches the '-1' return value for non
+	 * existent mappings in the topology map.
+	 */
+	return pkgid < rapl_pmus->maxpkg ? rapl_pmus->pmus[pkgid] : NULL;
 }
 
 static inline u64 rapl_read_counter(struct perf_event *event)
@@ -402,6 +408,8 @@ static int rapl_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 
 	/* must be done before validate_group */
 	pmu = cpu_to_rapl_pmu(event->cpu);
+	if (!pmu)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	event->cpu = pmu->cpu;
 	event->pmu_private = pmu;
 	event->hw.event_base = msr;
@@ -585,6 +593,20 @@ static int rapl_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 	struct rapl_pmu *pmu = cpu_to_rapl_pmu(cpu);
 	int target;
 
+	if (!pmu) {
+		pmu = kzalloc_node(sizeof(*pmu), GFP_KERNEL, cpu_to_node(cpu));
+		if (!pmu)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		raw_spin_lock_init(&pmu->lock);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pmu->active_list);
+		pmu->pmu = &rapl_pmus->pmu;
+		pmu->timer_interval = ms_to_ktime(rapl_timer_ms);
+		rapl_hrtimer_init(pmu);
+
+		rapl_pmus->pmus[topology_logical_package_id(cpu)] = pmu;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Check if there is an online cpu in the package which collects rapl
 	 * events already.
@@ -598,27 +620,6 @@ static int rapl_cpu_online(unsigned int cpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rapl_cpu_prepare(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	struct rapl_pmu *pmu = cpu_to_rapl_pmu(cpu);
-
-	if (pmu)
-		return 0;
-
-	pmu = kzalloc_node(sizeof(*pmu), GFP_KERNEL, cpu_to_node(cpu));
-	if (!pmu)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	raw_spin_lock_init(&pmu->lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pmu->active_list);
-	pmu->pmu = &rapl_pmus->pmu;
-	pmu->timer_interval = ms_to_ktime(rapl_timer_ms);
-	pmu->cpu = -1;
-	rapl_hrtimer_init(pmu);
-	rapl_pmus->pmus[topology_logical_package_id(cpu)] = pmu;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int rapl_check_hw_unit(bool apply_quirk)
 {
 	u64 msr_rapl_power_unit_bits;
@@ -803,29 +804,21 @@ static int __init rapl_pmu_init(void)
 	/*
 	 * Install callbacks. Core will call them for each online cpu.
 	 */
-
-	ret = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_PERF_X86_RAPL_PREP, "perf/x86/rapl:prepare",
-				rapl_cpu_prepare, NULL);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
 	ret = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_RAPL_ONLINE,
 				"perf/x86/rapl:online",
 				rapl_cpu_online, rapl_cpu_offline);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out1;
+		goto out;
 
 	ret = perf_pmu_register(&rapl_pmus->pmu, "power", -1);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out2;
+		goto out1;
 
 	rapl_advertise();
 	return 0;
 
-out2:
-	cpuhp_remove_state(CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_RAPL_ONLINE);
 out1:
-	cpuhp_remove_state(CPUHP_PERF_X86_RAPL_PREP);
+	cpuhp_remove_state(CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_RAPL_ONLINE);
 out:
 	pr_warn("Initialization failed (%d), disabled\n", ret);
 	cleanup_rapl_pmus();
@@ -836,7 +829,6 @@ module_init(rapl_pmu_init);
 static void __exit intel_rapl_exit(void)
 {
 	cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls(CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_RAPL_ONLINE);
-	cpuhp_remove_state_nocalls(CPUHP_PERF_X86_RAPL_PREP);
 	perf_pmu_unregister(&rapl_pmus->pmu);
 	cleanup_rapl_pmus();
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
index d936a0021839cca651e19ec43e71b8f21cb69cf0..8329f3dc592c219931887c088ef2f74c9a464028 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ enum cpuhp_state {
 	CPUHP_PERF_X86_PREPARE,
 	CPUHP_PERF_X86_UNCORE_PREP,
 	CPUHP_PERF_X86_AMD_UNCORE_PREP,
-	CPUHP_PERF_X86_RAPL_PREP,
 	CPUHP_PERF_BFIN,
 	CPUHP_PERF_POWER,
 	CPUHP_PERF_SUPERH,