diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-common/smp.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-common/smp.c
index 8ad3e90cc8fc..1c7259597395 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-common/smp.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-common/smp.c
@@ -413,16 +413,14 @@ int __cpu_disable(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static DECLARE_COMPLETION(cpu_killed);
-
 int __cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	return wait_for_completion_timeout(&cpu_killed, 5000);
+	return cpu_wait_death(cpu, 5);
 }
 
 void cpu_die(void)
 {
-	complete(&cpu_killed);
+	(void)cpu_report_death();
 
 	atomic_dec(&init_mm.mm_users);
 	atomic_dec(&init_mm.mm_count);