1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-cpu.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-cpu.c
index bbe507635364..fd50ccd4bac1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-cpu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-cpu.c
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ static void pseries_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 
         if (get_preferred_offline_state(cpu) == CPU_STATE_INACTIVE) {
                 cpu_status = 1;
-                for (tries = 0; tries < 1000; tries++) {
+                for (tries = 0; tries < 5000; tries++) {
                         if (get_cpu_current_state(cpu) == CPU_STATE_INACTIVE) {
                                 cpu_status = 0;
                                 break;
                         }
-                        cpu_relax();
+                        msleep(1);
                 }
         } else if (get_preferred_offline_state(cpu) == CPU_STATE_OFFLINE) {