diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c
index 5e4893d2b9f..c70cd2a0830 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1330,8 +1330,7 @@ void __cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 			printk ("CPU %d is now offline\n", cpu);
 			return;
 		}
-		current->state = TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE;
-		schedule_timeout(HZ/10);
+		msleep(100);
 	}
  	printk(KERN_ERR "CPU %u didn't die...\n", cpu);
 }