diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c
index caf2edccbad2..49ae4e1ac9cd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/cstate.c
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ int acpi_processor_ffh_cstate_probe(unsigned int cpu,
 
 	/* Make sure we are running on right CPU */
 
-	retval = work_on_cpu(cpu, acpi_processor_ffh_cstate_probe_cpu, cx);
+	retval = call_on_cpu(cpu, acpi_processor_ffh_cstate_probe_cpu, cx,
+			     false);
 	if (retval == 0) {
 		/* Use the hint in CST */
 		percpu_entry->states[cx->index].eax = cx->address;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
index 532a1ae3595a..a0bd56ece3ff 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
@@ -897,13 +897,6 @@ static long __acpi_processor_get_throttling(void *data)
 	return pr->throttling.acpi_processor_get_throttling(pr);
 }
 
-static int call_on_cpu(int cpu, long (*fn)(void *), void *arg, bool direct)
-{
-	if (direct || (is_percpu_thread() && cpu == smp_processor_id()))
-		return fn(arg);
-	return work_on_cpu(cpu, fn, arg);
-}
-
 static int acpi_processor_get_throttling(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 {
 	if (!pr)
diff --git a/include/acpi/processor.h b/include/acpi/processor.h
index 47805172e73d..683e124ad517 100644
--- a/include/acpi/processor.h
+++ b/include/acpi/processor.h
@@ -297,6 +297,14 @@ static inline void acpi_processor_ffh_cstate_enter(struct acpi_processor_cx
 }
 #endif
 
+static inline int call_on_cpu(int cpu, long (*fn)(void *), void *arg,
+			      bool direct)
+{
+	if (direct || (is_percpu_thread() && cpu == smp_processor_id()))
+		return fn(arg);
+	return work_on_cpu(cpu, fn, arg);
+}
+
 /* in processor_perflib.c */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ