diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
index 57ef2094af93e..630ff08532be8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void native_play_dead(void);
 void play_dead_common(void);
 void wbinvd_on_cpu(int cpu);
 int wbinvd_on_all_cpus(void);
-bool wakeup_cpu0(void);
+void cond_wakeup_cpu0(void);
 
 void native_smp_send_reschedule(int cpu);
 void native_send_call_func_ipi(const struct cpumask *mask);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index f877150a91da1..16703c35a944f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1659,13 +1659,17 @@ void play_dead_common(void)
 	local_irq_disable();
 }
 
-bool wakeup_cpu0(void)
+/**
+ * cond_wakeup_cpu0 - Wake up CPU0 if needed.
+ *
+ * If NMI wants to wake up CPU0, start CPU0.
+ */
+void cond_wakeup_cpu0(void)
 {
 	if (smp_processor_id() == 0 && enable_start_cpu0)
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
+		start_cpu0();
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cond_wakeup_cpu0);
 
 /*
  * We need to flush the caches before going to sleep, lest we have
@@ -1734,11 +1738,8 @@ static inline void mwait_play_dead(void)
 		__monitor(mwait_ptr, 0, 0);
 		mb();
 		__mwait(eax, 0);
-		/*
-		 * If NMI wants to wake up CPU0, start CPU0.
-		 */
-		if (wakeup_cpu0())
-			start_cpu0();
+
+		cond_wakeup_cpu0();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1749,11 +1750,8 @@ void hlt_play_dead(void)
 
 	while (1) {
 		native_halt();
-		/*
-		 * If NMI wants to wake up CPU0, start CPU0.
-		 */
-		if (wakeup_cpu0())
-			start_cpu0();
+
+		cond_wakeup_cpu0();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 768a6b4d23680..4e2d76b8b697e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -544,9 +544,7 @@ static int acpi_idle_play_dead(struct cpuidle_device *dev, int index)
 			return -ENODEV;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_X86) && defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)
-		/* If NMI wants to wake up CPU0, start CPU0. */
-		if (wakeup_cpu0())
-			start_cpu0();
+		cond_wakeup_cpu0();
 #endif
 	}