diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 5eae53e7a2e16..96093b75ab90d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ static void reset_ctrl_regs(void *unused)
 static int __cpuinit dbg_reset_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 				      unsigned long action, void *cpu)
 {
-	if (action == CPU_ONLINE)
+	if ((action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) == CPU_ONLINE)
 		smp_call_function_single((int)cpu, reset_ctrl_regs, NULL, 1);
 
 	return NOTIFY_OK;