diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index daaa3696e228..bcd53b4ae8b3 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 8c24594deab89a484879bee270e948f0a556ed75
+refs/heads/master: 71f0bdcab69ab36b1e939d36063aaf6c4a164ed3
diff --git a/trunk/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/smp-shx3.c b/trunk/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/smp-shx3.c
index edb4da037e0c..b8869aa20dec 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/smp-shx3.c
+++ b/trunk/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/sh4a/smp-shx3.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void plat_start_cpu(unsigned int cpu, unsigned long entry_point)
 		ctrl_outl(STBCR_MSTP, STBCR_REG(cpu));
 
 	while (!(ctrl_inl(STBCR_REG(cpu)) & STBCR_MSTP))
-		;
+		cpu_relax();
 
 	/* Start up secondary processor by sending a reset */
 	ctrl_outl(STBCR_AP_VAL, STBCR_REG(cpu));