diff --git a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c
index b0eb5ece9243b..a5b58ea89cc6d 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/intel/intel_powerclamp.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static int start_power_clamp(void)
 
 	set_target_ratio = clamp(set_target_ratio, 0U, MAX_TARGET_RATIO - 1);
 	/* prevent cpu hotplug */
-	get_online_cpus();
+	cpus_read_lock();
 
 	/* prefer BSP */
 	control_cpu = 0;
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ static int start_power_clamp(void)
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
 		start_power_clamp_worker(cpu);
 	}
-	put_online_cpus();
+	cpus_read_unlock();
 
 	return 0;
 }