diff --git a/arch/arm/common/mcpm_platsmp.c b/arch/arm/common/mcpm_platsmp.c
index 92e54d7c6f46..dc91ed04c25a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/common/mcpm_platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/common/mcpm_platsmp.c
@@ -65,14 +65,10 @@ static int mcpm_cpu_kill(unsigned int cpu)
 	return !mcpm_wait_for_cpu_powerdown(pcpu, pcluster);
 }
 
-static int mcpm_cpu_disable(unsigned int cpu)
+static int mcpm_cpu_can_disable(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	/*
-	 * We assume all CPUs may be shut down.
-	 * This would be the hook to use for eventual Secure
-	 * OS migration requests as described in the PSCI spec.
-	 */
-	return 0;
+	/* We assume all CPUs may be shut down. */
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static void mcpm_cpu_die(unsigned int cpu)
@@ -92,7 +88,7 @@ static struct smp_operations __initdata mcpm_smp_ops = {
 	.smp_secondary_init	= mcpm_secondary_init,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	.cpu_kill		= mcpm_cpu_kill,
-	.cpu_disable		= mcpm_cpu_disable,
+	.cpu_can_disable	= mcpm_cpu_can_disable,
 	.cpu_die		= mcpm_cpu_die,
 #endif
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h
index 18f5a554134f..835a643f2a8e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ struct smp_operations {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	int  (*cpu_kill)(unsigned int cpu);
 	void (*cpu_die)(unsigned int cpu);
-	int  (*cpu_disable)(unsigned int cpu);
+	int  (*cpu_can_disable)(unsigned int cpu);
 #endif
 #endif
 };
@@ -123,4 +123,13 @@ struct of_cpu_method {
  */
 extern void smp_set_ops(struct smp_operations *);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+extern int platform_can_hotplug_cpu(unsigned int cpu);
+#else
+static inline int platform_can_hotplug_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* ifndef __ASM_ARM_SMP_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
index 715ae19bc7c8..c61c09defc78 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ static int __init topology_init(void)
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		struct cpuinfo_arm *cpuinfo = &per_cpu(cpu_data, cpu);
-		cpuinfo->cpu.hotpluggable = 1;
+		cpuinfo->cpu.hotpluggable = platform_can_hotplug_cpu(cpu);
 		register_cpu(&cpuinfo->cpu, cpu);
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
index fe0386c751b2..160aa14c4a75 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
@@ -174,29 +174,29 @@ static int platform_cpu_kill(unsigned int cpu)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int platform_cpu_disable(unsigned int cpu)
+int platform_can_hotplug_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	if (smp_ops.cpu_disable)
-		return smp_ops.cpu_disable(cpu);
+	/* cpu_die must be specified to support hotplug */
+	if (!smp_ops.cpu_die)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (smp_ops.cpu_can_disable)
+		return smp_ops.cpu_can_disable(cpu);
 
 	/*
 	 * By default, allow disabling all CPUs except the first one,
 	 * since this is special on a lot of platforms, e.g. because
 	 * of clock tick interrupts.
 	 */
-	return cpu == 0 ? -EPERM : 0;
+	return cpu == 0 ? 0 : 1;
 }
+
 /*
  * __cpu_disable runs on the processor to be shutdown.
  */
 int __cpu_disable(void)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = platform_cpu_disable(cpu);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * Take this CPU offline.  Once we clear this, we can't return,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/common.h
index 309025efd4cf..e124df267edc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/common.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ extern void shmobile_smp_boot(void);
 extern void shmobile_smp_sleep(void);
 extern void shmobile_smp_hook(unsigned int cpu, unsigned long fn,
 			      unsigned long arg);
-extern int shmobile_smp_cpu_disable(unsigned int cpu);
+extern int shmobile_smp_cpu_can_disable(unsigned int cpu);
 extern void shmobile_invalidate_start(void);
 extern void shmobile_boot_scu(void);
 extern void shmobile_smp_scu_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/platsmp.c
index 3923e09e966d..a614cef18db1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/platsmp.c
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ void shmobile_smp_hook(unsigned int cpu, unsigned long fn, unsigned long arg)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-int shmobile_smp_cpu_disable(unsigned int cpu)
+int shmobile_smp_cpu_can_disable(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	return 0; /* Hotplug of any CPU is supported */
+	return 1; /* Hotplug of any CPU is supported */
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7779.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7779.c
index 3f761f839043..b45206f93ddf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7779.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7779.c
@@ -124,19 +124,12 @@ static int r8a7779_cpu_kill(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-static int r8a7779_cpu_disable(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	/* only CPU1->3 have power domains, do not allow hotplug of CPU0 */
-	return cpu == 0 ? -EPERM : 0;
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
 struct smp_operations r8a7779_smp_ops  __initdata = {
 	.smp_prepare_cpus	= r8a7779_smp_prepare_cpus,
 	.smp_boot_secondary	= r8a7779_boot_secondary,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-	.cpu_disable		= r8a7779_cpu_disable,
 	.cpu_die		= shmobile_smp_scu_cpu_die,
 	.cpu_kill		= r8a7779_cpu_kill,
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7790.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7790.c
index 9c3da1345b8b..67b86c434fb8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7790.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7790.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct smp_operations r8a7790_smp_ops __initdata = {
 	.smp_prepare_cpus	= r8a7790_smp_prepare_cpus,
 	.smp_boot_secondary	= shmobile_smp_apmu_boot_secondary,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-	.cpu_disable		= shmobile_smp_cpu_disable,
+	.cpu_can_disable	= shmobile_smp_cpu_can_disable,
 	.cpu_die		= shmobile_smp_apmu_cpu_die,
 	.cpu_kill		= shmobile_smp_apmu_cpu_kill,
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7791.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7791.c
index 7e49e0a52e32..24b7f12e20bb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7791.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7791.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct smp_operations r8a7791_smp_ops __initdata = {
 	.smp_prepare_cpus	= r8a7791_smp_prepare_cpus,
 	.smp_boot_secondary	= r8a7791_smp_boot_secondary,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-	.cpu_disable		= shmobile_smp_cpu_disable,
+	.cpu_can_disable	= shmobile_smp_cpu_can_disable,
 	.cpu_die		= shmobile_smp_apmu_cpu_die,
 	.cpu_kill		= shmobile_smp_apmu_cpu_kill,
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-sh73a0.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-sh73a0.c
index c16dbfe9836c..4dddbd3844dd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-sh73a0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-sh73a0.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct smp_operations sh73a0_smp_ops __initdata = {
 	.smp_prepare_cpus	= sh73a0_smp_prepare_cpus,
 	.smp_boot_secondary	= sh73a0_boot_secondary,
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
-	.cpu_disable		= shmobile_smp_cpu_disable,
+	.cpu_can_disable	= shmobile_smp_cpu_can_disable,
 	.cpu_die		= shmobile_smp_scu_cpu_die,
 	.cpu_kill		= shmobile_smp_scu_cpu_kill,
 #endif
