diff --git a/arch/arm/common/mcpm_platsmp.c b/arch/arm/common/mcpm_platsmp.c
index 92e54d7c6f46..2b25b6038f66 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 bool 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 true;
 }
 
 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..2563453d7b37 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ struct smp_operations {
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	int  (*cpu_kill)(unsigned int cpu);
 	void (*cpu_die)(unsigned int cpu);
+	bool  (*cpu_can_disable)(unsigned int cpu);
 	int  (*cpu_disable)(unsigned int cpu);
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/smp_plat.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/smp_plat.h
index 993e5224d8f7..f9080717fc88 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/smp_plat.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/smp_plat.h
@@ -107,4 +107,13 @@ static inline u32 mpidr_hash_size(void)
 extern int platform_can_secondary_boot(void);
 extern int platform_can_cpu_hotplug(void);
 
+#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
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
index 6c777e908a24..955d45d0f70c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/setup.c
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ 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 cca5b8758185..8c834ecc09db 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
@@ -173,13 +173,26 @@ static int platform_cpu_disable(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (smp_ops.cpu_disable)
 		return smp_ops.cpu_disable(cpu);
 
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int platform_can_hotplug_cpu(unsigned int 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;
 }
+
 /*
  * __cpu_disable runs on the processor to be shutdown.
  */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/common.h
index afc60bad6fd6..f2c4bf437ea7 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 bool 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..b23378f3d7e1 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)
+bool shmobile_smp_cpu_can_disable(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	return 0; /* Hotplug of any CPU is supported */
+	return true; /* Hotplug of any CPU is supported */
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7790.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7790.c
index 930f45cbc08a..947e437cab68 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7790.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/smp-r8a7790.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ 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 5e2d1db79afa..b2508c0d276b 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 2106d6b76a06..ae7c764fd6b4 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
