diff --git a/kernel/stop_machine.c b/kernel/stop_machine.c
index b4e7431e7c78996607ef0495d7cb50bc34621d2c..70f8d90331e90359ae555b11d7c5c3ce7fe1a4fb 100644
--- a/kernel/stop_machine.c
+++ b/kernel/stop_machine.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static int __cpuinit cpu_stop_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
-	case CPU_DEAD:
+	case CPU_POST_DEAD:
 	{
 		struct cpu_stop_work *work;