diff --git a/arch/hexagon/Kconfig b/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
index 9059e3905887196a48750cf3e531abf0aa6d96df..d2e4a333033626d8ca1fb9ebf09851dfe54278cd 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ config HEXAGON
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
 	select NO_IOPORT
 	select GENERIC_IOMAP
+	select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
 	# mostly generic routines, with some accelerated ones
 	---help---
 	  Qualcomm Hexagon is a processor architecture designed for high
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c
index 93e77e2b17a8c6091dadf6a6c8eaaf4ac3abcb7c..f7264621e58ddf888708dcbe114320bd2d2fd934 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/smp.c
@@ -196,18 +196,11 @@ void __cpuinit start_secondary(void)
  * maintains control until "cpu_online(cpu)" is set.
  */
 
-int __cpuinit __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *tidle)
+int __cpuinit __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 {
-	struct task_struct *idle;
-	struct thread_info *thread;
+	struct thread_info *thread = (struct thread_info *)idle->stack;
 	void *stack_start;
 
-	/*  Create new init task for the CPU  */
-	idle = fork_idle(cpu);
-	if (IS_ERR(idle))
-		panic(KERN_ERR "fork_idle failed\n");
-
-	thread = (struct thread_info *)idle->stack;
 	thread->cpu = cpu;
 
 	/*  Boot to the head.  */