1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c
index e037c7494fd8..4174b4b23246 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas_flash.c
@@ -568,6 +568,12 @@ static void rtas_flash_firmware(int reboot_type)
         }
 
         /*
+         * Just before starting the firmware flash, cancel the event scan work
+         * to avoid any soft lockup issues.
+         */
+        rtas_cancel_event_scan();
+
+        /*
          * NOTE: the "first" block must be under 4GB, so we create
          * an entry with no data blocks in the reserved buffer in
          * the kernel data segment.