1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/sn/sn_sal.h b/include/asm-ia64/sn/sn_sal.h
index 27976d223186..99cb9ed34312 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/sn/sn_sal.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/sn/sn_sal.h
@@ -749,7 +749,8 @@ ia64_sn_power_down(void)
 {
         struct ia64_sal_retval ret_stuff;
         SAL_CALL(ret_stuff, SN_SAL_SYSTEM_POWER_DOWN, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-        while(1);
+        while(1)
+                cpu_relax();
         /* never returns */
 }