diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
index 8734b3855272..87502046c0dc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ extern int powersave_nap;	/* set if nap mode can be used in idle loop */
 extern void power7_nap(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PSERIES_IDLE
-extern void update_smt_snooze_delay(int snooze);
+extern void update_smt_snooze_delay(int cpu, int residency);
 #else
-static inline void update_smt_snooze_delay(int snooze) {}
+static inline void update_smt_snooze_delay(int cpu, int residency) {}
 #endif
 
 extern void flush_instruction_cache(void);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
index 8302af649219..cf357a059ddb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/sysfs.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static ssize_t store_smt_snooze_delay(struct device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	per_cpu(smt_snooze_delay, cpu->dev.id) = snooze;
-	update_smt_snooze_delay(snooze);
+	update_smt_snooze_delay(cpu->dev.id, snooze);
 
 	return count;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/processor_idle.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/processor_idle.c
index 02e425aa2af8..a32d56d1f854 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/processor_idle.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/processor_idle.c
@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ static int max_idle_state = MAX_IDLE_STATE_COUNT - 1;
 static struct cpuidle_device __percpu *pseries_cpuidle_devices;
 static struct cpuidle_state *cpuidle_state_table;
 
-void update_smt_snooze_delay(int snooze)
-{
-	struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_driver();
-	if (drv)
-		drv->states[0].target_residency = snooze;
-}
-
 static inline void idle_loop_prolog(unsigned long *in_purr, ktime_t *kt_before)
 {
 
@@ -190,6 +183,23 @@ static struct cpuidle_state shared_states[MAX_IDLE_STATE_COUNT] = {
 		.enter = &shared_cede_loop },
 };
 
+void update_smt_snooze_delay(int cpu, int residency)
+{
+	struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_driver();
+	struct cpuidle_device *dev = per_cpu(cpuidle_devices, cpu);
+
+	if (cpuidle_state_table != dedicated_states)
+		return;
+
+	if (residency < 0) {
+		/* Disable the Nap state on that cpu */
+		if (dev)
+			dev->states_usage[1].disable = 1;
+	} else
+		if (drv)
+			drv->states[0].target_residency = residency;
+}
+
 static int pseries_cpuidle_add_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *n,
 			unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {