diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 842af840d091..1de78fa2bed4 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 16e53dbf10a2d7e228709a7286310e629ede5e45
+refs/heads/master: cf7df378aa4ff7da3a44769b7ff6e9eef1a9f3db
diff --git a/trunk/kernel/sys.c b/trunk/kernel/sys.c
index b95d3c72ba21..2bbd9a73b54c 100644
--- a/trunk/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/trunk/kernel/sys.c
@@ -362,6 +362,29 @@ int unregister_reboot_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_reboot_notifier);
 
+/* Add backwards compatibility for stable trees. */
+#ifndef PF_NO_SETAFFINITY
+#define PF_NO_SETAFFINITY		PF_THREAD_BOUND
+#endif
+
+static void migrate_to_reboot_cpu(void)
+{
+	/* The boot cpu is always logical cpu 0 */
+	int cpu = 0;
+
+	cpu_hotplug_disable();
+
+	/* Make certain the cpu I'm about to reboot on is online */
+	if (!cpu_online(cpu))
+		cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_online_mask);
+
+	/* Prevent races with other tasks migrating this task */
+	current->flags |= PF_NO_SETAFFINITY;
+
+	/* Make certain I only run on the appropriate processor */
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, cpumask_of(cpu));
+}
+
 /**
  *	kernel_restart - reboot the system
  *	@cmd: pointer to buffer containing command to execute for restart
@@ -373,7 +396,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_reboot_notifier);
 void kernel_restart(char *cmd)
 {
 	kernel_restart_prepare(cmd);
-	disable_nonboot_cpus();
+	migrate_to_reboot_cpu();
 	syscore_shutdown();
 	if (!cmd)
 		printk(KERN_EMERG "Restarting system.\n");
@@ -400,7 +423,7 @@ static void kernel_shutdown_prepare(enum system_states state)
 void kernel_halt(void)
 {
 	kernel_shutdown_prepare(SYSTEM_HALT);
-	disable_nonboot_cpus();
+	migrate_to_reboot_cpu();
 	syscore_shutdown();
 	printk(KERN_EMERG "System halted.\n");
 	kmsg_dump(KMSG_DUMP_HALT);
@@ -419,7 +442,7 @@ void kernel_power_off(void)
 	kernel_shutdown_prepare(SYSTEM_POWER_OFF);
 	if (pm_power_off_prepare)
 		pm_power_off_prepare();
-	disable_nonboot_cpus();
+	migrate_to_reboot_cpu();
 	syscore_shutdown();
 	printk(KERN_EMERG "Power down.\n");
 	kmsg_dump(KMSG_DUMP_POWEROFF);