diff --git a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c
index 3413692c4dde..cdfd01f0adb8 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl.c
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ struct rapl_package {
 					* notify interrupt enable status.
 					*/
 	struct list_head plist;
+	int lead_cpu; /* one active cpu per package for access */
 };
 
 struct rapl_defaults {
@@ -267,20 +268,6 @@ static struct rapl_package *find_package_by_id(int id)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/* caller to ensure CPU hotplug lock is held */
-static int find_active_cpu_on_package(int package_id)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for_each_online_cpu(i) {
-		if (topology_physical_package_id(i) == package_id)
-			return i;
-	}
-	/* all CPUs on this package are offline */
-
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-
 /* caller must hold cpu hotplug lock */
 static void rapl_cleanup_data(void)
 {
@@ -761,10 +748,8 @@ static int rapl_read_data_raw(struct rapl_domain *rd,
 	msr = rd->msrs[rp->id];
 	if (!msr)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	/* use physical package id to look up active cpus */
-	cpu = find_active_cpu_on_package(rd->rp->id);
-	if (cpu < 0)
-		return cpu;
+
+	cpu = rd->rp->lead_cpu;
 
 	/* special-case package domain, which uses a different bit*/
 	if (prim == FW_LOCK && rd->id == RAPL_DOMAIN_PACKAGE) {
@@ -829,10 +814,7 @@ static int rapl_write_data_raw(struct rapl_domain *rd,
 	struct msrl_action ma;
 	int ret;
 
-	cpu = find_active_cpu_on_package(rd->rp->id);
-	if (cpu < 0)
-		return cpu;
-
+	cpu = rd->rp->lead_cpu;
 	bits = rapl_unit_xlate(rd, rp->unit, value, 1);
 	bits |= bits << rp->shift;
 	memset(&ma, 0, sizeof(ma));
@@ -940,18 +922,10 @@ static void power_limit_irq_save_cpu(void *info)
 
 static void package_power_limit_irq_save(struct rapl_package *rp)
 {
-	int cpu;
-
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PTS) || !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PLN))
 		return;
 
-	cpu = find_active_cpu_on_package(rp->id);
-	if (cpu < 0)
-		return;
-	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PTS) || !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PLN))
-		return;
-
-	smp_call_function_single(cpu, power_limit_irq_save_cpu, rp, 1);
+	smp_call_function_single(rp->lead_cpu, power_limit_irq_save_cpu, rp, 1);
 }
 
 static void power_limit_irq_restore_cpu(void *info)
@@ -972,20 +946,14 @@ static void power_limit_irq_restore_cpu(void *info)
 /* restore per package power limit interrupt enable state */
 static void package_power_limit_irq_restore(struct rapl_package *rp)
 {
-	int cpu;
-
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PTS) || !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PLN))
 		return;
 
-	cpu = find_active_cpu_on_package(rp->id);
-	if (cpu < 0)
-		return;
-
 	/* irq enable state not saved, nothing to restore */
 	if (!(rp->power_limit_irq & PACKAGE_PLN_INT_SAVED))
 		return;
 
-	smp_call_function_single(cpu, power_limit_irq_restore_cpu, rp, 1);
+	smp_call_function_single(rp->lead_cpu, power_limit_irq_restore_cpu, rp, 1);
 }
 
 static void set_floor_freq_default(struct rapl_domain *rd, bool mode)
@@ -1419,7 +1387,8 @@ static int rapl_detect_topology(void)
 			/* add the new package to the list */
 			new_package->id = phy_package_id;
 			new_package->nr_cpus = 1;
-
+			/* use the first active cpu of the package to access */
+			new_package->lead_cpu = i;
 			/* check if the package contains valid domains */
 			if (rapl_detect_domains(new_package, i) ||
 				rapl_defaults->check_unit(new_package, i)) {
@@ -1475,6 +1444,8 @@ static int rapl_add_package(int cpu)
 	/* add the new package to the list */
 	rp->id = phy_package_id;
 	rp->nr_cpus = 1;
+	rp->lead_cpu = cpu;
+
 	/* check if the package contains valid domains */
 	if (rapl_detect_domains(rp, cpu) ||
 		rapl_defaults->check_unit(rp, cpu)) {
@@ -1507,6 +1478,7 @@ static int rapl_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 	unsigned long cpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
 	int phy_package_id;
 	struct rapl_package *rp;
+	int lead_cpu;
 
 	phy_package_id = topology_physical_package_id(cpu);
 	switch (action) {
@@ -1527,6 +1499,15 @@ static int rapl_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 			break;
 		if (--rp->nr_cpus == 0)
 			rapl_remove_package(rp);
+		else if (cpu == rp->lead_cpu) {
+			/* choose another active cpu in the package */
+			lead_cpu = cpumask_any_but(topology_core_cpumask(cpu), cpu);
+			if (lead_cpu < nr_cpu_ids)
+				rp->lead_cpu = lead_cpu;
+			else /* should never go here */
+				pr_err("no active cpu available for package %d\n",
+					phy_package_id);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return NOTIFY_OK;