diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 4b01d71bdbd1a1aea1ec4fc1024cb88da9a9e1d4..abba5b8c9d74cde9eff567d12ba1d7701ea3e8a2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -2001,7 +2001,7 @@ config XIP_PHYS_ADDR
 
 config KEXEC
 	bool "Kexec system call (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && (!SMP || HOTPLUG_CPU)
 	help
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
index 76ff28d87bf3f229b5cb9028bba1ad311abcd655..57db122a4f629bb53247fde4f2b15076838661c0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
@@ -522,6 +522,10 @@ static void ipi_cpu_stop(unsigned int cpu)
 	local_fiq_disable();
 	local_irq_disable();
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+	platform_cpu_kill(cpu);
+#endif
+
 	while (1)
 		cpu_relax();
 }