diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/coupled.c b/drivers/cpuidle/coupled.c
index 0411594..cb6654b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/coupled.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/coupled.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
 	struct call_single_data *csd = &per_cpu(cpuidle_coupled_poke_cb, cpu);
 
 	if (!cpumask_test_and_set_cpu(cpu, &cpuidle_coupled_poke_pending))
-		__smp_call_function_single(cpu, csd);
+		smp_call_function_single_async(cpu, csd);
 }
 
 /**