diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 01262d26e192f64575a62b32406905f0b8d234ac..cceb347a354ec01e39fce84a58e2c164c99845ff 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -1186,8 +1186,10 @@ static int __cpuinit cpuup_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 	int memsize = sizeof(struct kmem_list3);
 
 	switch (action) {
-	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
+	case CPU_LOCK_ACQUIRE:
 		mutex_lock(&cache_chain_mutex);
+		break;
+	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
 		/*
 		 * We need to do this right in the beginning since
 		 * alloc_arraycache's are going to use this list.
@@ -1274,16 +1276,9 @@ static int __cpuinit cpuup_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 		}
 		break;
 	case CPU_ONLINE:
-		mutex_unlock(&cache_chain_mutex);
 		start_cpu_timer(cpu);
 		break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
-		mutex_lock(&cache_chain_mutex);
-		break;
-	case CPU_DOWN_FAILED:
-		mutex_unlock(&cache_chain_mutex);
-		break;
 	case CPU_DEAD:
 		/*
 		 * Even if all the cpus of a node are down, we don't free the
@@ -1354,6 +1349,8 @@ static int __cpuinit cpuup_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 				continue;
 			drain_freelist(cachep, l3, l3->free_objects);
 		}
+		break;
+	case CPU_LOCK_RELEASE:
 		mutex_unlock(&cache_chain_mutex);
 		break;
 	}