diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
index 4fcbd67..d9f7158 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
 	unsigned int cpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
 	struct acpi_processor *pr = per_cpu(processors, cpu);
 	struct acpi_device *device;
+	action &= ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN;
 
 	/*
 	 * CPU_STARTING and CPU_DYING must not sleep. Return here since